Sentences with phrase «such anecdotal evidence»

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Anecdotal evidence also suggests that prime ministers fear such reactions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Consumption of plasma protease inhibitors and saturation of available α2 - macroglobulin by activated proteases is rapidly followed by acute disseminated intravascular coagulation, shock and death.34, 35 Although a clinical trial in humans has failed to show the beneficial effects of fresh - frozen plasma directed at replenishing α2 - macroglobulin stores, there is anecdotal evidence of its benefit in dogs with pancreatitis.36 Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (10 - 20 ml / kg) to replace natural protease inhibitors such as α2 - macroglobulin is frequently associated with amelioration of the deleterious effects associated with inflammatory mediators and activated proteases.

However, anecdotal evidence suggests acid blockers such as omeprazole have positive effects on controlling the nausea, vomiting and anorexia associated with CKD.

We understand that you berated our nominator at some length following the article for utilising anecdotal and circumstantial evidence, even though such data - for example allegorical paintings by Breughel - are frequently used by scientists such as Phil Jones and Professor Brian Fagan to usefully illustrate the deterioration in the climate in the 16th century.

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.

They offer what Winston Churchill termed «taking a military map cross bearing» on a situation and re bias, the anecdotal evidence is not by generals, but by farmers and other people who had nothing to gain by their comments on weather, such as «This year we have had no summer and thecrops have failed.

Questionaires and interviews of such households will generate anecdotal evidence at best, probably biased towards agreeing with the presumed interest of the researcher (eg «We are looking into how climate change is affecting your life»).

«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.»»

It would be misleading to give the impression that those involved in climate science are unaware of the limitations of historical documentary evidence (so called «anecdotal» material) or the potential shortcomings of proxies such as tree rings.

One study and a pile of anecdotal evidence has shown that perhaps the decision to remove fluoride in 2011 wasn't such a great idea.

Pending that, it is possible to fall back on anecdotal evidence and general impression, and some of that may be reassuring, suggesting that a good deal has changed in European and British society since the middle of the twentieth century — and that may be due in no short measure to the longer term political, moral and legal impact of measures such as the European Convention on Human Rights.

While such evidence is anecdotal, we have also seen this notion surface in survey data.

Anecdotal evidence and a survey undertaken by the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) show that insurers and insurance lawyers are fully aware of the risks of costs sanctions for failure to mediate or other ADR, but consider that it has drawbacks compared to a joint settlement meeting, such as expense, and may even hamper settlement as parties are reluctant to make offers before a mediation.

In addition to providing an overview of new accident benefits arbitration process under the License Appeal Tribunal (LAT), which came into effect on April 1, 2016, Michelle will share valuable anecdotal discussion of what counsel have experienced so far on both sides, such as evidentiary and production issues at the case conference stage and before a hearing, what evidence adjudicators are looking for or emphasizing, the format of the hearing (written, oral, hybrid), witness issues, etc..

Other studies and anecdotal evidence show clients want to have such a dialogue but most law firms do not conduct any sort of formal client feedback, be it written or of the interview variety.

Beside anecdotal evidence (such as that given by the North Queensland Land Council25), the effect of the scheme is difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain.