- n. Anecdotal evidence. - Blend of anecdotal and data
(Wiktionary) “So did "anecdata" suggesting that firstborns were
more likely to win Nobel Prizes or become (ahem) prominent
psychologists.” “My other favorite Mansplainer tactic is
refuting several citations from government agencies and other
reputable research sources with your "anecdata," and when I
explain that research contradicts what you just said, tell me
I'm hysterical and over-emotional.” “Not the firmest data set,
sure, but not just a single bit of anecdata ..” “Murray is using
his anecdata to endorse the views of Mark Steyn, who is
certainly complaining/warning about the increasing number of
minorities in Europe.” “That would be anecdata by which to test
this mini-thesis” “Before getting into isolated statistics and
anecdata, let's do an overview: Between 2006 and the fall of
2009 (which is the most recent data [pdf] we have), insurance
coverage among non-elderly adults jumped from 87.5 percent to
95.2 percent.” “The problem then comes down to w