Ask HN: Is it me or ...?

Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by seestheday on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @01:45PM (#7475000)

quote: You can remove the MBA, and it generalizes just fine.

agreed - I've worked for MBA's and non MBA's. In my small sample the MBA's have actually been less entitled, but I also know that the multiple of anecdote != evidence

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Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by stcredzero on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @02:51PM (#7475529)

The actual quote is, "The plural of anecdote is evidence."

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-fox-knows/ - search for "plural of anecdote"

Yup, so much for "stuff you read on the Internet" being the basis of rigorous, insightful analysis. Sturgeon's Law applies.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by seestheday on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @03:18PM (#7475750)

Thanks - I still like the saying, though I'm not sure how to correct it now.

To me multiple anecdotes signify a small uncontrolled, non random sample set, that you really shouldn't use to draw conclusions.

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