E27: Anecdata

Statistically Insignificant

STEMlords have an annoying habit of claiming that social science is only anecdotal evidence. We talk through what that actually means and how to make it consistent across a handful of case studies of the good, the bad, and the weird.

References:

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Yoon, W.J., Kim, J.W., Park, J.K., Lee, J.K., Ryu, J.K., Kim, Y.T. and Yoon, Y.B., (2005). Colon injury caused by coffee enema. Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 31(3), pp.171-174.

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