Sentences with phrase «such anecdotal»

But such anecdotal data, or «anecdata,» often relies on a small sample size.

It is precisely because such anecdotal «science» is not a balanced picture of the state - of - the - art that IPCC exists in the first place.

Even while cautioning against reading too much into such anecdotal evidence, Dr. Parkinson said, «It did get into the public consciousness that, hey, there are changes going on that might be really important.»

That is because such anecdotal evidence does not provide a basis for statistical analysis.

Ignoring the weakness of such anecdotal arguments, the fact is that the Antarctic has shown very little trend so the claim that sea ice there has not changed much does not really contribute anything.

In light of such anecdotal evidence, further research will be needed to learn more about the challenges that schools in choice programs face after a program is enacted.

Seeking hard data about such anecdotal tales, the researchers surveyed 1,046 people who donated a kidney at The Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1970 and 2011.

Such anecdotal evidence hints at long - term effects of childhood obesity, which Berger supports with other analyses.

Not exact matches

While anecdotal, such personal stories tend to bring home the fact that rank speculation seems to be in full bloom in the housing market.

Anecdotal evidence also paints a rosy picture: Witness the rise of Bulletproof Coffee — that is, butter in your morning java — which has garnered international attention and support from celebrity investors such as Tim Ferriss.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

Writing a blog not only creates content — whether it's service - oriented or anecdotal — which can be used in a variety of marketing strategies, such as serving as content for email newsletters or providing a call - to - action.

Both the findings from the poll and a series of anecdotal interviews conducted with Vancouver - area youth alongside the survey reveal that younger millennials in particular take a very pragmatic approach to engaging Asia, which may mean taking a step back from the values - driven foreign policy of previous eras and toward a recognition of the practical economic necessity of trading with countries such as China.

Internet sales accounted for less than 3 percent of total sales, though the association has heard anecdotal evidence that such purchases are increasing.

For the period from 1914 to the present, Blumhofer switches to the developmental model used by William Menzies in an earlier work, Anointed to Serve: The Story of the Assemblies of God (1971) She illustrates many of the points with fresh anecdotal material and brings into greater focus certain aspects of the history, such as the denomination's response to the New Order of the Latter Rain.

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 have no sources other than anecdotal and such for the, uh, extreme hyperbole.

Anecdotal evidence from many producers reveals that such costs and compliance, and at times heavy - handed enforcement, has a crushing and at times terminal effect on viability.

While some experts are «now moving away from [such] long - held and perhaps largely anecdotal belief, «1 others - both leading experts and at least one leading sports medicine group - continue to urge caution

Comments about the hostile response to any request for home birth confirm the anecdotal reports of consumer groups such as the Association for the Improvement in Maternity Services and the National Childbirth Trust and evidence to the Expert Maternity Group.1 In addition, many women who had booked a home birth were later transferred to hospital for delivery, both before and after the onset of labour.

Any reports of such issues are largely anecdotal, which is why lactation consultants, midwives, and even your fellow nursing moms may pass on this piece of advice.

Anecdotal evidence also suggests that prime ministers fear such reactions.

Skeptics call such incidents anecdotal, but they keep adding up.

Some of the regulations, such as a requirement that certain insurance forms be printed on buff - colored paper, may be anecdotal and from a different era.

The brain - death establishment discounts such stories as «anecdotal,» as if they were taken from the National Enquirer.

«The benefits of acupuncture are well known by those who use it, but such proof is anecdotal.

But such moments, argues Andrew Robinson, are merely anecdotal.

That is a concern, given anecdotal reports of problems, such as a woman who had shards of bone growing in her eyelid after stem cell injections.

Anecdotal reports had suggested that flu vaccination during gestation might have adverse effects on the fetus, but the new study — as well as two previous reports, from Canada and Denmark — now show no such connection.

«In the OB field, individual practice styles, training and anecdotal experience shape how we practice, but we didn't expect to see such wide differences in maternal outcomes, which is all we studied here,» said Glantz, of the University of Rochester.

There have been anecdotal reports that researchers in other countries have become reticent to include U.K. colleagues in new grant proposals because they worry that such partnerships won't endure when the divorce becomes final.

And while anecdotal evidence suggests calves sometimes accompany members of the gang that aren't their mothers, nobody had systematically studied such behaviour in pilot whales before, Augusto says.

Recent findings indicate that such association between disorders and distinct functional modules is more than anecdotal.

While the effects of some substances that have become popular as recreational drugs in recent years have previously been studied for their potential medical use, such as ketamine and GHB, there are practically no published studies on mephedrone — just user surveys and anecdotal accounts.

In fact, there is no sound scientific proof of such a relation and its popularity seems to stem only from anecdotal evidence and the willingness of people to worship any method that's been claimed to accelerate muscle building.

However, some anecdotal evidences, such as how Canadian families in Ontario are noticing headaches and brain fogs in their children, suggest that WiFi may not be healthy, so it is probably better to err on the side of caution.

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.

Anecdotal, it seems that 2 or 3 days beneficial effects are realized by a host regularly consuming such once they stop ingestion.

While energy drink ingredients such as caffeine have been widely studied, others haven't and manufacturers are using mainly anecdotal evidence as justification of their use in their beverages or other products.

There have been anecdotal reports of GSE helping some serious illnesses, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, AIDS, and even Cancer.

Such as my grandpa quit smoking cold turkey one day, thus everyone can... This is anecdotal for now.

I don't think such a scant «article», by a nutritionist, can stand up to a cardiologists's entire book that cites anecdotal evidences from over 30 years of medical practice.

«Previous to using edTech apps, my assessment of skill gaps in student learning was, at best, approximate and anecdotal; that is, I estimated these gaps based on anecdotal observations from class discussion and student evaluations such as unit tests,» said Kevin Neal, a social studies teacher at Valley High School in the West Des Moines school district in Iowa, USA.

Thinking more broadly, if desegregation and integration were really such a disaster in terms of American race relations, how is one to explain the plethora of statistical and anecdotal evidence suggesting a dramatic liberalization in racial attitudes during the past four decades?

Such programs, which can offer certification in three months to two years, are booming despite little more than anecdotal evidence of their success.

Evaluating student performance through techniques such as observation and anecdotal records.

The statistics and anecdotal evidence regarding a system which fails children at 11 years old shows clearly that such divisiveness does not aid social mobility or enable working class children to achieve their potential.

Anecdotal evidence (such as it is) indicates that, as you'd expect, removing deposits increases coolant flow, making the engine run cooler at lower RPMs.

We have seen definite anecdotal signs that the savvier and more agile smaller traditional publishers (such as Bookouture, Open Road Media, Sourcebooks, and the like) are increasingly adopting bookselling strategies and tactics that were first pioneered by indie authors.

While this isn't guaranteed, anecdotal advice seems to suggest credit unions are generally open to such requests.