Anecdotal Evidence

[John V]

It's not an issue of arrogance numbskull.  All of those anecdotes are useless to me for the same reason that any anecdote is useless and for the same reason that "anecdotal evidence" isn't evidence.

What reason is that?

You gathered a data set regarding perceived stress...which is empirical, not anecdotal.  Try again.

Are you saying that multiple anecdotes become empirical evidence?

Who said anything about her being a liar?  I used to live by a railroad track....didn't hear it.  This is -why- anecdotal accounts...and in this instance of something entirely subjective and relative -noise level-, are useless as evidence.

No, that's why anecdotal evidence is imperfect. It isn't useless. Most people don't have the time to park outside a house they're looking at all night for a few days to check the noise level. Most people don't knock on potential neighbors' doors and invite themselves in for dinner. Testimony from neighbors is about the only way you'll get such info. It might not be perfect. It's better than nothing.

If by "partially base" you mean allow anecdotes that both concur with empirical data and also have a reams of empirical data regarding the anecdote teller behind them...to -influence- your decisions..sure.

All you've done is describe how little value anecdotal evidence brings..even as you attempted to make it seem like something it wasn't...while, frankly, fudging the truth about decisions you've made more than a little bit.  Your friend telling you that the neighborhood was quiet was abysmally low on the list, if it was on the list at all - and you didn't take her word for it...you went and saw and heard the place before you bought it (or you're a complete and utter idiot..take your pick).

See above - no, I didn't wander the neighborhood at nights checking for noise and crime. Like most people, I was at the house on a few weekend afternoons.

Further, by your very own metrics, anecdotal evidence isn't particularly worthwhile in this example (..if it;s worthwhile anywhere) because there's no end of other, -actual- evidence.

What's the -actual- evidence regarding the gettysburg address, or trump's possibly assaulting women in the past?