anecdotal information

collocation in English

meaningsofanecdotalandinformation

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anecdotal
adjective
uk
/ˌæn.ɪkˈdəʊ.təl/us
/ˌæn.ɪkˈdoʊ.t̬əl/
Anecdotal information is not based on facts or ...
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information
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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(Definition ofanecdotalandinformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanecdotal information

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Anecdotalinformationsuggests that there may still be a difference.
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Other extraneous variables, such as post-procedure physiologic parameters, length of stay, cost, andanecdotalinformationwill be discussed in the presentation.
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The title of the book promises more thananecdotalinformation.
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Anecdotalinformationdemonstrates the interdependence between the two factors.
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These sections are filled withanecdotalinformationthat will entertain both beginning students and advanced scholars.
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As it stands, we are offered a useful analysis of the gendered impact of structural adjustment withanecdotalinformationto reinforce it, but everything seems to remain at the surface.
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There is a great deal ofanecdotalinformationand very little more.
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The fact is that the provisions will be very complex and detailed, and someanecdotalinformationof that sort will be valuable in our discussions.
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There would appear to be plenty ofanecdotalinformationabout the use of mobile phones.
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Some of the most powerful evidence is theanecdotalinformationthat one hears when one visits sure start programmes.
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Hansard archive
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Anecdotalinformationmay take on a significance that it should not have.
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Hansard archive
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We are waiting for data so that we do not have to rely solely onanecdotalinformation.
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Hansard archive
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The impact of the lottery is based on limited and somewhatanecdotalinformation.
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Hansard archive
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I am afraid thatanecdotalinformationis not enough.
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Hansard archive
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That is not purelyanecdotalinformation.
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Hansard archive
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Also, private conversations andanecdotalinformationoften reveal conflicting views.
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In the humanities, many authors also use footnotes or endnotes to supplyanecdotalinformation.
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Anecdotalinformation, or the opinions of untrained laypeople is not meaningful.
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Anecdotalinformationon the species refers to an association with fire in the culture of those people.
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