Anecdotal vs Statistical - What's the difference?
anecdotal | statistical |
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Of or pertaining to statistics.
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As adjectives the difference between anecdotal and statistical
is that anecdotal is of the nature of or relating to an anecdote while statistical is of or pertaining to statistics.anecdotal
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* anecdotal evidence * anecdotalism * anecdotallystatistical
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(en adjective)citation, passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}