the plural of anecdote is not data

the plural of anecdote is not data

You cannot use anecdotal evidence in lieu of well researched scientific data. A: "I mean, you can tell just by reading people's experiences on Spacebook that this legislation isn't working." B: "Come on, Spacebook stories are hardly the standard by which this legislation's success or failure should be measured. The plural of anecdote is not data, after all."
See also: data, not, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • expand
  • expand (one's) horizons
  • expand horizons
  • widen (one's) horizons
  • in lieu
  • in lieu of
  • in lieu of (something)
  • lieu
  • don't bring a knife to a gunfight
  • thin air