Title: Learn How Anecdotal Evidence Can Trick You! - Statistics By Jim
Headings: Learn How Anecdotal Evidence Can Trick You!
Learn How Anecdotal Evidence Can Trick You!
Statistical Methodology versus Anecdotal Evidence
Graphically Illustrating the Shortcomings of Anecdotal Evidence
A scientific study of the weight loss supplement
How Statistics Beats Anecdotal Evidence
Has anecdotal evidence ever influenced you?

Content: Yet, we still ask our friends for recommendations about restaurants, travel destinations, auto mechanics, and so on. The tricky thing about anecdotal evidence is that even when an individual story is true, it can still be entirely misleading. How does that work? In this post, I’ll show you why you can’t trust anecdotal evidence! Statistical Methodology versus Anecdotal Evidence
The table below shows how statistical and scientific methodology are opposites of anecdotal evidence. Statistical methodology
Anecdotal evidence
Samples are large and representative. Typically, they are generalizable outside the sample. Small, biased samples are not generalizable. Scientists take precise measurements in controlled environments with calibrated equipment. Unplanned observations are described orally or in writing.