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"Isn’t social research by its nature normally based on anecdotal evidence?"

No. That's the very antithesis of what social research is, by its nature.



If you read his Tweets, when Laura tried to contact him on Twitter before. Anything she said was "wrong" because of evidence suggests otherwise. She literally couldn't give her personal views, because evidence denies it.

But let's be fair, you can make research say whatever you want. Especially social research. It's a very valid thing, but it should not be taken as gospel.




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