“The Plural of Anecdote is Data” – Is The Correct Original Quotation

[Mirzam]

http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/chs-medical-myth-smasher-1-the-plural-of-anecdote-is-data-is-the-correct-original-quotation/

Quote:

There are hundreds of references on Science Blogs dot Com to the phrase “the plural of anecdote is not data“.  They repeat it like a religious mantra to slap people down when they give examples of numerous personal experiences.

So what is the real quote?  And why is it relevant?

[Bokonon]

Ha!  That's awesome.