Usually means: Personal stories mistaken for data.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (anecdata)

▸ noun:  (usually humorous or derogatory) Anecdotal evidence.

Similar:
anecdotard, nifty, skinny, epithet, anarkid, butt, idiotorial, dad joke, article, urban legend, more...

Opposite:
data, evidence, facts

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Similar:
anecdotard, nifty, skinny, epithet, anarkid, butt, idiotorial, dad joke, article, urban legend, more...

Opposite:
data, evidence, facts



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