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Empirical scientific evidence is the opposite of anecdotal evidence. Empirical scientific evidence is that evidence garnered through the use of strict "scientific method"; while anecdotal is usually based on opinion or personal, unprovable or unrepeatable experience. Example: UFO are believed to exist primarily because of anecdotal evidence rather than empirical evidence.
Anecdotal information is non-scientific evidence based on personal accounts, experiences, or observations. It is considered less reliable than empirical evidence as it may be biased, influenced by individual perceptions or interpretations, and lacks statistical support.
Empirical is defined in the oxford dictionary as something based on experience or observation rather than logic. For data to be considered empirical it does not need to be fact. It is often used interchangeably with first hand experience. Therein, one could say that empirical findings are extrapolated anecdotal data, as anecdotal is also defined as being based on personal experience rather than facts. Theoretical evidence would explicitly oppose empirical evidence because it is based on calculation and cannot be opinionated. It is meant to be concise and eliminate ambiguity which empirical or anecdotal evidence can not.
Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation.
The opposite of empirical evidence is anecdotal evidence, which is based on personal accounts or hearsay rather than systematic observation or experimentation.
Primarily, statistics.
The basis for historical knowledge is not empirical facts but written text, observation alone is not sufficient
All claims of supernatural events and abilities comes from empirical and anecdotal evidence. There is no scientific evidence for any of it.
Empirical data and Historical data.
It's "empirical" not "emperical".The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experiments.
H. L. Koul has written: 'Weighted empiricals and linear models' -- subject(s): Autoregression (Statistics), Linear models (Statistics), Regression analysis, Sampling (Statistics) 'Weighted empirical processes in dynamic nonlinear models' -- subject(s): Autoregression (Statistics), Linear models (Statistics), Regression analysis, Sampling (Statistics)
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