Sentences with phrase «based on anecdotal evidence»

So, the lesson, as I am sure you will agree, is to avoid making decisions based on anecdotal evidence.

Based on anecdotal evidence from the real estate investment community, the GO Zone program attracted much - needed dollars to Gulf Coast markets.

Based on anecdotal evidence, there are a range of possible problems that can arise, resulting in leakage.

Critics have accused the company in the past, based on anecdotal evidence, of purposely slowing phones to compel users to upgrade to the latest model.

(Obviously, I'm speaking in generalities and based on anecdotal evidence; certainly, there are great looking government lawyers and solos as well as ugly law firm attorneys; plus, many lawyers are average looking; otherwise, many would probably be in different fields where looks count more)

As noted above, I dispute that premise, mainly based on my anecdotal evidence that public interest legal employers get far more applications than they can possibly hire for even given the pittance they normally pay.

«What is so frustrating is that many of the reforms are expressly stated to be based on anecdotal evidence.»

In its Dec. 18 story on the ATRA report, The National Law Journal noted that the report «is based on anecdotal evidence» and that ATRA «does not provide a methodology used to reach results.»

IPCC claim that global warming is causing mountain ice melting in Andes, Alps and Africa was based on anecdotal evidence from climbers:

Based on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the association does exist in dogs.

While this is just an estimate, it seems reasonable based on anecdotal evidence from the many indie authors I know.

Brian O'Leary at Magellan Media Partners spends a lot of time trying to put actual data to this question, and trying to convince publishers not to make a DRM call based on anecdotal evidence.

Much of the literature discussing technology use in teacher preparation is based on anecdotal evidence.

Following are the ways in which this lesson met all five steps, based on anecdotal evidence:

Sure, we have occasional success stories based on anecdotal evidence.

Based on anecdotal evidence, Call Me by Your Name, which first premiered all the way back in January on a snowy evening in Park City, Utah, is one of the hottest tickets at N.Y.F.F. Which isn't all that surprising — there are a lotta gays in New York City!

Juicing may be better than not ever touching a fruit or vegetable, and it's probably good for the temporary cleanse (based on anecdotal evidence), but * scientific evidence * shows it to be far inferior than simply eating the fruit.

The above data is entirely based on anecdotal evidence, so don't take it as gospel or scientific, but rather consider these caffeine allergy symptoms as possible since they were reported by a large number of people.

But is this really true or is it just another fallacy based on anecdotal evidence in the health community which seems possessed by the word «whole grain»?

(Postdocs, who often have families to care for and to keep them honest, form the rearguard among science trainees when it comes to alcohol consumption; this observation is based on anecdotal evidence and on the fact that alcohol consumption, generally, tends to decline with age.)

She noticed immediately that most of the course materials were based on anecdotal evidence, particularly when it came to the use of plant extracts as pesticides.

«This report is based on anecdotal evidence.

At the end of the day, it is clear that many of the methods and symptoms that determine the likelihood of having twins are not so concrete and are based on anecdotal evidence.

Unfortunately there is no national database recording fat guy touchdowns but based on anecdotal evidence I can tell you they happen during #MACtion more than any other time or place.

Based on anecdotal evidence I've collected after working in the digital - marketing space for 15 years, I'm confident saying that the vast majority of those hiring an SEO firm end up being disappointed.

But she said based on anecdotal evidence, it doesn't seem like perpetrators of mass violence are more likely to have mental health problems than anyone else.

Not exact matches

Until now opposition has been based on vague correlations, anecdotal evidence and hunches on the part of people opposed to the pressurized cracking of underground rock formations.

Based entirely on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the press» credibility with senior citizens has taken a hit from which it is unlikely to recover, and it may be entirely due to the election of 2008, when the mainstream media utterly abandoned whatever responsibilities to the public trust to which it still felt obliged, tossed presumptive - nominee Hillary Clinton aside and» rejecting any - and - all discomfiting questions about his experience, background, past - operations, education, friendships or capabilities» hoisted candidate Barack Obama upon their shoulders and carried him into the White House in triumph.

I figure that with six months until my 30th birthday I can still get away with being an idealist, so here are my 11 faith - based predictions for 2011, based entirely on anecdotal evidence and a stubborn hope that things will get better:

Manuka buffs will know many of the uses for Manuka Honey, but further down the page we have listed most of the applications we have heard about, based on user feedback and anecdotal evidence.

Make sure that they are offering advice based on the latest research and not just anecdotal evidence or there own personal feelings, though.

For many nutraceuticals, the most compelling evidence for efficacy remains anecdotal or, at best, based on hints of benefit from small or poorly controlled studies.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence out there claiming a link between cell phone use and cancer: Keith Black, chairman of neurosurgery at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, says that the brain cancer (malignant glioma) that killed O. J. Simpson's attorney, Johnnie Cochran, was the result of frequent cell phone use, based on the fact that the tumor developed on the side of the head against which he held his phone.

What rankles Relman, Angell, and other critics about Weil in particular is his tendency to speak ex cathedra: to endorse therapies based only on anecdotal evidence rather than on scientific research.

Medication decisions were based mainly on «anecdotal experience,» rather than on the limited evidence or guidelines currently available.

I'm immediately skeptical when people start invoking new laws of physics on the basis of what appears to be anecdotal evidence (weird clouds forming in seconds across the sky?).

This is not just based on clinical experience or anecdotal evidence — there are several studies supporting this, showing that low estrogen levels in menopausal women were the likely cause of weight gain.

Bring up the relationship between iodine and thyroid disorders, and people inevitably put the gloves on and get scrappy — not just an intellectual back and forth banter, supported by exchange of peer - reviewed scientific studies and empirically validated literature — but a throw - down, knock - out fight, where claims are made on the basis of anecdotal evidence based on what so - and - so blogger said, without a single primary or secondary source citation.

I enjoyed reading about how she overcame all of those issues, but my favorite part of the book was her explanations on how she handled common objections, combated anecdotal evidence, and dealt with negativity from people who were threatened, and / or didn't understand why she chose to give up the standard American diet for a plant - based lifestyle.

Make good guesses based on clinical, anecdotal, even anthropologic evidence.

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.

It makes people on the trenches like myself, it makes our job a lot easier when I can refer a high quality podcast like yours and it's nice that's evidence - based, you provide references in a world today that's a lot of it is just anecdotal.

Well, in this article, you're going to get a clear, concise, and conclusive answer based on decades of anecdotal evidence as well as our current scientific understanding of muscle hypertrophy.

Also it is not optimal, also the notion of a set needed level of carbohydrates consumption recommendation based on a scare from anecdotal evidence is also troublesome.

If you're not familiar with the term broscience, just know that it is essentially a body of knowledge that bodybuilders (both recreational and competitive) believe to be true based simply on anecdotal evidence rather than being scientifically validated.

Breathwork is an increasingly popular experiential approach to psychotherapy based on the use of a specific breathing technique, however, claims of positive mental health outcomes rely on anecdotal clinical evidence.

Based on purely recent anecdotal evidence, I'm going to tell you this: there is no better one - stop destination for comfort movies than the Starz channel on Amazon Prime.

«Twenty years ago, before this body of evidence existed, there was some excuse for making policy based on speculation, anecdotal observation, and intuition.

«I think a lot of this is based on the very personal experience of individuals and anecdotal evidence.

By doing the research, his book was based neither on theoretical beliefs nor personal anecdotal evidence.