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.
- 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