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Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95

From	"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95
Date	2015-08-27 10:43 -0500
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"Dan Espen" wrote:

> "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> writes:
>
>> "Stephen Sprunk" wrote:
>>
>>> The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
>>
>> That sounds clever.  Until you think about it.
>>
>> How else could the FDA certify a pain relief medication as safe and
>> effective without a whole bunch (or a few) of anecdotes?
>
> Anecdotes are stories about one or a few acquaintances.
>
> Data is from legitimate studies involve lots of instances in
> intelligently selected samples.
>
> We don't get "data" by collecting anecdotes.

Well, there's the problem.  I believe anecdotes can be about oneself and 
need not include humor.

Researcher:"How is the pain?"
Patient: "Terrible. You can't believe how bad the pain is.  It's the worst 
pain I ever had.  It's worse than childbirth."
Researcher writes down a note.

You can add more words if the response is too short or too boring.  If you 
wish, change the tense to make it more "story like".

The drug is approved solely on the responses of  people with no 
qualifications for anything.  There is no "pain meter" to collect data.

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Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 08:01 -0700
  Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-26 11:01 -0500
    Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-08-26 11:36 -0500
      Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-27 10:32 -0400
        Re: 1973--TI 8 digit electric calculator--$99.95 "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 10:43 -0500

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