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anecdotal (adjective): based on or consisting of reports or observations of usually unscientific observers
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdotal)

"His evidence that you can lose weight without reducing calories is 'anecdotal'" (Bray 259).

During high school my research papers contained anecdotal evidence because I didn’t have high-quality research methods.

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