Sentences with phrase «find anecdotal evidence»

I can only find anecdotal evidence about why puzzles are calming.

But, to be frank, I don't find anecdotal evidence to be all that compelling.

Republicans can always find anecdotal evidence that high taxes will drive or are driving the rich from high to low - tax states.

I can only find anecdotal evidence about why puzzles are calming.

«But the lead author of the study... says that he is not convinced that it is just the changing climate... «It could be partly due to this chaotic rainfall, but personally I don't think it can explain such a dramatic decline in mosquitoes, to the extent we can say that the malaria mosquitoes are almost eradicated in these communities... «What we should consider is that there may be a disease among the mosquitoes, a fungi or a virus, or they're may have been some environmental changes in the communities that have resulted in a drop in the number of mosquitoes»... The research team also found anecdotal evidence that their discovery was not an isolated case... «Other scientists are saying they can't test their drugs because there are no children left with malaria.»»

Not exact matches

Of course, not every mental activity can or should be performed while walking, but this new research reinforces anecdotal evidence and other research findings that suggest being too tightly chained to our desks is bad for our minds as well as our physical health.

Echoing decades of anecdotal evidence, a new study of about 2,000 cases of exoneration found that black people are extremely more likely to be wrongfully committed of a crime.

Some of it is anecdotal evidence, such as stories about call committees and bishops who can not find enough talented clergy to replace retiring clergy.

I find it very telling when people who believe in things for which they only have anecdotal evidence call people who demand proof «closed minded».

Until then I can only ssay by anecdotal evidence that I've found women lust at men long before the love aspect comes around.

It's been said that this may be why some people find goat's milk easier to digest than regular cow's milk, but the only evidence we could find for this was anecdotal.

In my literature search, I could not find any evidence that was not anecdotal, and I could not find any recommendations of dosage, formulation and frequency.

Study after study, including a 2004 study in Chemical Senses, find undeniable anecdotal evidence to support smell sensitivity in pregnancy, and yet there's no solid scientific research to back it up.

While there is anecdotal evidence that the drugs appear to help some women make more milk, a 2011 report released by the American Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine found no conclusive evidence of «correlation between baseline prolactin levels and rates or milk synthesis or measured volumes of milk production.»

«Real life doesn't always mimic scientific findings, especially if you find a treatment that works for you, and some anecdotal evidence says it could work,» says Joslyn Gumbs, MD, an associate professor of ob - gyn at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, who also reviewed the findings.

These findings support anecdotal evidence from lactation experts, who say it takes about one year to regain the pre-pregnancy figure.

McNeil and Sher reported that anecdotal evidence, including the survey results, indicated that dual - career employment difficulties lead in many cases to women leaving physics because they can not find employment in the field that suits their professional and personal needs.

Scientists usually look down on anecdotal evidence — but for the past month, alarmed UK researchers have been grabbing at every anecdote they can find.

«For a long time, we relied on anecdotal evidence and small - scale research findings about how well music therapy works,» she says.

This finding is consistent with anecdotal evidence suggesting that this Swedish breed of chicken inherited their black skin and internal connective tissue color from Asian chickens that were first brought to Norway by a sailor on the East Asian trade routes centuries ago.

While I could not find any studies conducted using human subjects, there exists plenty of anecdotal evidence that Tribulus Terrestris helps improve sexual functions and increases libido.

Usually the truth is that their beliefs are founded on a combination of personal experience, anecdotal evidence, and maybe a few studies which are invariably less - than - perfect.

There is only anecdotal evidence (Dr. Peter D'Adamo) that the fucose, found in Bladderwrack will «wash - away» the H. pylori.

It is also found to help improve cognitive function in animal studies with some anecdotal evidence that improvements are reported in patients taking Pycnogenol supplements.

As with other anecdotal evidence about CBD, you don't have to look hard to find stories of dogs in extreme pain who purportedly found relief through CBD.

Anecdotal supporting evidence arrives in the form of 36th Precinct, a top - notch criminal thriller import from France which finds a pair of cops skirting the edges of the law in the name of their jobs as well as macho competition.

The only data they have are anecdotal stories, like the ones presented below, or the few small - scale reports, like Matthew Chingos and Guido Schwerdt's study of Florida Virtual School (FLVS), which found no evidence that quality is poorer in the online environment.

Second, check out the evidence — albeit anecdotal — that when schools ease up on swift, forceful disciplinary practices and instead put a premium on «restorative practices» and «conflict resolution,» they find themselves with declining student achievement.

These results were consistent with the qualitative findings from student interviews conducted in Year 2 and subsequent anecdotal evidence collected in Year 3.

There is anecdotal evidence that these declines in new certifications are putting pressure on districts and administrators, with many schools reporting difficulty finding qualified applicants for some open teaching positions.

Findings demonstrated positive content learning outcomes as measured by objective tests, rubrics, and anecdotal evidence.

Recent empirical findings seem to confirm this anecdotal evidence.

A main finding that emerges from the survey is that K - 3 teachers use observations, anecdotal evidence, informal inventories, and work samples as their main sources of evidence about children's reading achievement and progress.

An evaluation of the Shanghai exchange scheme, published today by Sheffield Hallam University, found some changes in teaching practices and a perception by teachers that pupils were more engaged in maths learning, but all evidence is described as «anecdotal» or having limited reliability due to other curriculum changes occurring at the same time.

That being said, I think the best that you'll find is anecdotal evidence either way.

Anecdotal evidence has already suggested that business users are eyeing the iPad and finding ways to integrate it into their workday, leaving Cupertino a primed audience.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence from allergy sufferers that they have managed to find doggy companions who don't trigger their allergies.

But social workers at the NCADV say there is overwhelming anecdotal evidence that not finding a shelter for pets puts survivors at risk.

A study on humans found that daily cinnamon consumption helped arthritis patients to walk after just a week, and there is some anecdotal evidence that a similar approach may help senior dogs, too.

... 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.

However, according to anecdotal evidence, Warhol, with ancestry in today's Slovakia, struggled to find his niche in his early years as an artist.

Dream Interpretation Cutting - edge experiments and anecdotal evidence on the hunt to find out, where do dreams come from?

A 1999 Gallup poll found that a scant 6 percent of Americans doubted the Apollo 11 moon landing happened, and there is anecdotal evidence that the ranks of such conspiracy theorists, fueled by innuendo - filled documentaries and the Internet, are growing.

Now if you are wondering about Arctic Sea Ice and doubt anecdotal evidence, you could look at Greenland Snow Accumulation as a proxy of sea ice extent and find that around 1940 there was higher than normal accumulation, but not quite as high as 2012 or circa 1750.

However, at trial, the appellant provided an «insufficient factual underpinning» to ground compensation for loss of earning capacity; the Court of Appeal found this part of the claim failed because the judge found the appellant did not meet the burden described in the Perren decision — the trial judge simply did not accept the appellant's evidence of his limitations and anecdotal evidence from other witnesses did not shore up his testimony.

It's anecdotal evidence, but the majority of our readers didn't find that registry cleaners helped improve their performance on modern computers, either.

But anecdotal evidence is also supported by research findings.

This anecdotal evidence, combined with positive psychology research findings, leads me to the following conclusions: