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My anecdotal experience isn't a benchmark. Just because I feel like something is better or different doesn't mean it actually is.
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> Just because I feel like something is better or different doesn't mean it actually is.

Of course, but it is a data point, and multiple such data points can be aggregated. This is true even if all you can do is compare two things.

The shape of that data will reveal something more about the thing you want to measure than the null hypothesis you'd otherwise have.




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