Sentences with phrase «of anecdotal data»

The instrumental records have their problems but they are not comparable to the problems of anecdotal data.

It's not that I can't be convinced that they're unhealthy, but if I'm going to accept data that goes against the grain of thousands of years of human history and a fair amount of anecdotal data, I'd like more than one study to convince me; I'd like multiple studies and an explanation of the mechanism by which these foods do harm.

There is an overwhelming amount of anecdotal data and preliminary clinical data supporting my contention that therapeutic diets which focus on increasing real food and decreasing or eliminating industrialized food are an efficacious, low - risk treatment for a multitude of chronic health issues.

Not exact matches

Though there has never been hard data on the presence of wealthy Asian investors, enough anecdotal evidence exists to suggest they have played at least some role in the multimillion - dollar home segment.

The «results» they obtain are the worst kind of anecdotal rather than analytical data and they're basically worthless.

A 2005 National Institutes of Health study produced data that backs my anecdotal evidence.

He said, «Other sites provide summaries on health conditions, or anecdotal experience, but Amino uses actual data and cost report forms to deliver a new era of transparency to the consumer.»

While it's hard to measure with data because we typically have a long sales cycle (several months to years before closing a client), we know from a lot of anecdotal evidence that our videos have played a significant role in keeping Stone Temple top - of - mind along the customer journey.

Although as mentioned before the data is hopelessly lagged, completely untransparent and unreliable at the best of times, the anecdotal evidence is piling up.

The economists» bearish lurch this week reflects the fact that soft data and anecdotal evidence suggest the cash shortage is beginning to take a toll, a challenge that will weigh on the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday when it meets to decide its crunch - fighting strategy.

So, once again, data reject someone's anecdotal hunch (which, interestingly, is consistent with the general theme of this article).

Whether we rely upon «hard» poll data, or sales figures of books and periodicals, or an endless stream of anecdotal evidence, Darbyite premillennialism proves to be one of the most resilient and widely held belief systems that has ever gripped the American imagination.

«Partial data and anecdotal evidence suggest that import - buying from China and Russia has dropped off substantially since the opening 3 to 4 months of the year,» said the bank in its quarterly dairy market update.

Tons of info and research links to follow up on and objectively represented the data and tagged the article with detailed anecdotal evidence.

RCOG's position statement on water birth is from 2006, and it basically admits there was very little to no reliable safety data on the subject, but that there were anecdotal reports of drowning and infection.

Rejection of data based on your anecdotal experience does not constitute a valid argument.

Any evidence of antisemitism in the party was merely «anecdotal» and not backed up by the data, Rosenhead insisted.

So far data on the success of the partnership are only anecdotal, but he and his colleagues are so satisfied with the results they are expanding the program.

So far, data on the success of the U.C.L.A. partnership are only anecdotal, but Feinberg and his colleagues are so satisfied with the results that they're expanding the program into three more clinics.

Siri Carpenter, 30 March Hard data on Professional Science Master's degree graduates are scanty, but anecdotal evidence of their success abounds.

«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.

Signs of this demand for data scientists are mostly anecdotal, but they're easy to see.

Without the efforts of Anthony Watts and his team, we would have only a series of anecdotal images of poor temperature stations, and we would not be able to evaluate the integrity of the data

Susan Gould Fogerite, director of research for the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the School of Health Related Professions, said that although there is widespread evidence that yoga is being used as a form of exercise by those with MS, much of the feedback has been anecdotal and there isn't much empirical data regarding its safety and efficacy.

The data confirm anecdotal evidence of the decline in relative salaries.

'' [W] e showed our data to a bunch of shark experts, and they had seen anecdotal evidence of shark and ray egg cases near hydrothermal vents,» Phillips said.

A. Work closely to gather data to facilitate identification of the postdoc problems informally (anecdotal) or formally (survey).

Anecdotal data on an increasing number of genes support this view: Drosophila has one copy each of the Ras, Raf and Notch genes, as well as of the genes of the Hox cluster, while vertebrates have three or more of each of these genes.

To date there is little clinical data on the safety of herbs during pregnancy, but the anecdotal evidence and long history of use in many cultures seems to indicate raspberry leaf is quite safe.

«They may offer anecdotal reports, but there is no scientific data to show the program works,» says Baylor College of Medicine professor John Foreyt, PhD.

Of course, the book is rife with anecdotal data, and the Web site carries amazing before - and - after photos and stories.

Now I'm not saying this is all proof — there are many other factors such as environmental pollution, social structure and belief systems — but to discard plants as not only worthless but dangerous is to ignore the vast majority of scientific and anecdotal data that exists.

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.

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.

The developers of a program may have anecdotal data (or great testimonial quotes in their brochure) suggesting that the program works, and the school down the road may say that it worked for their students.

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.

Anecdotal data also suggest that, even setting aside the enormous benefit of the job security that accompanies tenure, the fringe benefits of public school teachers compare favorably with those in the private sector.

Combining anecdotal material with quantifiable data from a nationwide sample of large cities, they find positive impacts on both school management and elementary school achievement.

For one thing, it is a little too soon to draw conclusions based on anecdotal data in the first year of implementation.

National data does not exist on exactly what is happening in classrooms around the country, but anecdotal evidence and a few time - diary studies of kindergarten classrooms indicate that the KIPP DREAM classroom may be the exception, not the rule.

Though no formal studies exist, there is anecdotal data from the development teachers suggesting all students were highly engaged when using LearnToLearn regardless of learning abilities, gender, or prior experience with LEGO bricks.

She uses data and anecdotal evidence to highlight the higher numbers of push outs and suspensions black and Native students receive in our public schools.

New survey data suggest these impressions about over-testing and test prep are more than just anecdotal: They are the norm for the majority of public school teachers.

The incorporation of anecdotal notes and checklists with direct observation will allow teachers to review this data at a later point if needed.

They had collected anecdotal evidence of what the problem might be but wanted to have more data in terms of family and student opinions about the situation.

This essay draws on both empirical and anecdotal data to evaluate the potential impacts of this transition, and concludes that the location at which support services are provided to pregnant teens is less important than the quality and accessibility of the services themselves.

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.

[Mr. Cader], the editor of Publishers Lunch Deluxe, took issue with the article, noting that «some people will automatically take it seriously, despite the anecdotal reporting and absence of any data.»

I've heard anecdotal stories of this for physical books, (for Eat, Pray, Love), but for - profit corporations tend to make decisions based on hard data.

Hugh Howey wrote a thing at Salon... a fascinating mix of artistic wisdom and business fantasy where anecdotal evidence once more becomes artisanal data and we are told that because you can meet 100 very successful self - published authors that is now officially the way to go and oh, by the way, it's totally the future of all publishing ever.