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Based on individual accounts or observations rather than systematic evidence.

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anecdotal

The report separated anecdotal feedback from the results of its survey.
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Maya placed the boarding counts beside the written comments. The empirical results showed what the observers had recorded, while the anecdotal reports described particular experiences.
From From Impressions to Evidence.
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