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aray

The plural of anecdote is not data.

(Just a note to keep in mind when seeing all these personal testimonies)

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> "The plural of anecdote is not data" -unknown source.

FTFY.

I read this about a year ago and have been unable to find the source. Does anyone know where this is from?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6812217

In an era of high-quality search, you could plug this into the search engine of your choice and get a better answer than you're likely to find on the HN comments.

e.g.

http://askville.amazon.com/original-source-quote-plural-anec...

http://freakonomics.com/2010/04/29/quotes-uncovered-whats-th...

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