Sentences with phrase «on anecdotal evidence rather»

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.

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.

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

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 university, like many education schools across the country, often must rely on anecdotal evidence from principals and graduates to determine that its programs are working, rather than hard data showing students are performing better.

A: The anecdotal evidence (what vets say at meetingsto each other based on their clinical experiences rather than research) suggests that fipronil (Frontline Topspot tm) will eliminate ear mites.We have tried this on a pretty large group of cats recently so I am eagerlyawaiting one of them coming for a follow - up exam — but haven't seen themyet.

«This innovative study applied rigorous research methodology to an area that has historically been characterized by a reliance on anecdotal accounts and intuition rather than evidence - based science,» O'Haire says.

«This innovative study applied rigorous research methodology to an area that has historically been characterized by a reliance on anecdotal accounts and intuition rather than evidence - based science,» Dr. O'Haire said.

Dissenting opinions put in print, and signed for, may make them better considered and supported by their own research evidence rather than just looking like anecdotal opinion pieces because now they put their reputations on the line if they say anything wrong.

Those firms that do attempt to measure a return on training initiatives rely heavily on subjective, anecdotal evidence rather than empirical metrics.

He stressed that if a party alleges «earning capacity» then it is «incumbent [on them] to prove that by clear evidence rather than by anecdotal scraps», eg from an employment consultant.

The Bureau also believes that the structural flaws in HUD's 2008 RESPA Final Rule the Bureau identified in the proposal and described in this section - by - section analysis justify the Bureau taking this action in this final rule, even though the Bureau's empirical support rests on anecdotal evidence, rather than systemic data, because of the significant harm that can result from increased closing costs to consumers.