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To: Nifster

Anecdotal evidence has a very important role in medical science.


46 posted on 03/24/2014 7:44:32 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: reasonisfaith

Nonsense

“The expression anecdotal evidence refers to evidence from anecdotes. Because of the small sample, there is a larger chance that it may be unreliable due to cherry-picked or otherwise non-representative samples of typical cases.[1][2] Anecdotal evidence is considered dubious support of a claim; it is accepted only in lieu of more solid evidence. This is true regardless of the veracity of individual claims.”

Double blind studies are considered important in medicine


47 posted on 03/24/2014 7:58:18 PM PDT by Nifster
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