Sentences with phrase «anecdotal evidence points»

Caveats: Very strong, yet anecdotal evidence points to a tendency to scuff; buy at the higher end of the price scale to get a more durable finish.

In fact, all anecdotal evidence points to the opposite and makes them less healthy since so many dogs get fat on grain free pet food.

in the United States in 2006 (the latest year for which the society has information), and again the anecdotal evidence points to a booming trend.

However, anecdotal evidence points to a closer race and much may come down to turnout after polling stations open.

Anecdotal evidence pointed to subdued underlying client spending and an ongoing decline in sales to energy sector clients.

«After years of anecdotal evidence pointing to its effectiveness, we are hoping to examine in a rigorous manner the scientific underpinning of the benefits of animal - assisted therapy on children with cancer.»

Certainly, anecdotal evidence pointed to the fact that if you had a lot of new credit card applications, you were going to be denied, but there was no proof of the numbers 5 or 24.

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Tony Nash, managing director at the consulting firm IHS, pointed to anecdotal evidence to show that Japan's economic prospects are turning around.

Skeptics of Facebook's business model have long pointed to anecdotal evidence that the social network is losing its luster with teens as evidence that the firm will ultimately be unable to justify its $ 140 billion valuation.

Notwithstanding the efforts made after 9 - 11 through the Smart Border Accord, the evidence, both anecdotal and documented, points to a thickening border.

«There aren't any new data presented, but we have a wealth of anecdotal evidence» pointing to a shortage of domestic scientific talent, says Joseph Miller, Corning's chief technology officer and chair of the task force, which has held a series of open meetings to discuss a long - awaited report that it plans to present to the board next week.

Other researchers point to anecdotal evidence suggesting that oxyfuels are a greater health hazard than conventional fuel.

For those reading who, while respecting anecdotal examples, are more keen on evidence - based data, I'd point you towards the renowned Gullet, et al study — A Biomechanical Comparison of Back and Front Squats in Healthy Training Individuals — which compared EMG activity between the two variations.

Anecdotal evidence is strong, but there are so many other reasons why teeth look the way they do; it's pretty much impossible to confidently point to any one ingredient.

I want to make a point here that the anecdotal evidence for the benefits of castor oil is quite profound and should not be dismissed.

Anecdotal evidence...» Does indeed point out the beta oxidation is done in this fashion with cooking, but more importantly the body finishes the complete oxidation process of the unsaturated fat.

So, there's a lot of anecdotal evidence in that our teachers now are really confident in being able to identify the student's next point of learning, their confidence in the content has improved, [and] the student perceptions around learning maths is more positive.

The authors even have anecdotal evidence to prove their point from places like Seattle and San Diego.

Anecdotal evidence from samples of student work, teacher observation journals, student surveys, and parent comments all pointed to the power of learning organized around an authentic problem and the production of video.

Both anecdotal and systematic evidence points to the importance of teachers for students» long run success.

At this point, the evidence for the early gap is more anecdotal than quantitative.

While the technical aspects of value investing (screening for and valuing low P / E or P / B stocks) are well understood and documented, there has been no attempt to understand the role that an investor's individual character plays in investing success even though anecdotal evidence does point to the importance of character and temperament.

Those who develop processed dog foods and those who feed these diets point out the scientific reports that back their claims; those who feed BARF are equally as adamant that their anecdotal evidence about dog health and well - being proves the value of fresh, raw food.

The allergen in a food allergy is usually either beef or chicken, although anecdotal evidence is pointing to likely grain or soy allergies in some pets too.

We collected anecdotal information from different sources and the preliminary evidence is not reassuring: Sea Lion Island seems to be the main breeding site of elephant seals in the Falklands and other sites have been almost abandoned in recent years (e.g. Elephant Point of Sounders Island).

... but anecdotal evidence suggests that, after you've been approved, you can call up Chase and asked to be matched to an 80,000 point bonus offer that I can't seem to find anywhere.

There was a good point made about anecdotal evidence and thus fully describes Elery's wholly ignorant post about a record snowfall.

30 years of satellite data is trivial when there is no baseline point of reference; and anecdotal (observations) evidence shows that an ice free North Pole is not unprecedented.

Edim was referring to cooler winters being experienced but the point is still valid: personal experience is anecdotal at best and not suitable evidence for warming or cooling.

Physical laws, observable phenomena, models, samples, and anecdotal / circumstantial evidence being beside the point in that case.

Tony B, your point that paintings are classed as «anecdotal evidence» but the products of inaccurate computer models are classed as «scientifically acceptable» proves that Scientific Man is incredibly gullible, but only within a narrow range, of course!

From what I gather from my colleagues who deal with investment law either as academics or as practitioners, the «anecdotal» evidence points in the direction of investors choosing commercial arbitration if the ISDS or domestic courts option becomes too long and burdensome.

This new legal technology salary mashup contains general salary data points gathered from an aggregation of publicly available technology and legal technology industry research, reports, and anecdotal evidence.

Although the Arizona Republic rated the claim as «mostly false» when Martha McSally made it in 2015 — noting that evidence was mostly anecdotal — the idea that large events like the Gem Show lead to a spike in sex trafficking has remained a popular talking point.

For now, both companies point to anecdotal evidence of their programs» success.

Anecdotal evidence would point to the fact that men often consider going into a store a sort of punishment and...