Too many anecdotes, not enough data

I love this quote I read recently:

The plural of anecdote is not data.

Suw Charman-Anderson wrote this in reference to a story published last week about a 15-year-old intern at Morgan Stanley who wrote a report on teen’s use of technology. The report got tons of press from the likes of Bloomberg, the Financial Times, and the Guardian, in part for statements like this:

“Every teenager has some ac...