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Re:How we solved our office Wi-Fi problems by fifnir on Thursday September 27, 2018 @02:52AM (#18082520)
Hey, just a little ysk: it's anecdote / anecdota from the greek word meaning "unpublished", nothing to do with data! :)
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Re:How we solved our office Wi-Fi problems by spiralganglion on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:03AM (#18082543)
It’s a joke, derived from the saying “the plural of anecdote is not data.”
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Re:How we solved our office Wi-Fi problems by shrikant on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:01AM (#18082537)
"Anecdata" is usually online shorthand these days for saying, "I know the plural of anecdote is not data, but fwiw here's my experience."
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Re:How we solved our office Wi-Fi problems by petecooper on Thursday September 27, 2018 @03:32AM (#18082656)
^ This is what I meant by it. Not corroborated by any scientific study, just a field report.
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Re:How we solved our office Wi-Fi problems by fifnir on Saturday September 29, 2018 @10:49AM (#18100658)
> Not corroborated by any scientific study, just a field report.

But that's exactly what "anecdote" means already, why change it?

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