Anecdotal evidence is
evidence from
anecdotes. Where only one or a few anecdotes are presented, there is a larger chance that they may be unreliable due to
cherry-picked or otherwise
non-representative samples of typical cases. Anecdotal evidence is considered dubious support of a generalized claim; it is, however, within the scope of scientific method for claims regarding particular instances, for example the use of
case studies in medicine.