English Dictionary

anecdotal evidence

名詞

不可算名詞

A limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

日本語の意味

逸話的証拠 - 限られた事例や個人的経験に基づく証拠で、科学的または統計的な検証に裏付けられていないもの。 / 個別事例に依拠した証拠 - 一定の事例が示す結果が、より広い一般性を示すとは限らない証拠。

Scientists warned that anecdotal evidence should not be used to draw broad conclusions about the treatment's effectiveness.

科学者たちは、個人的な体験談や限られた事例に基づく証拠を使って治療の有効性について大きな結論を出すべきではないと警告した。

意味（1）

A limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.