cause and effect
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However, teasing out cause and effect is difficult.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Although the findings raise concerns about late-night eating, the researchers emphasize that the study cannot establish cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
This might be because rate increases occur in conjunction with inflationary environments, and cause and effect get mixed up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Because this was an observational study, it can identify associations but cannot determine cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
If Tamika could have such a violent stomach-churning reaction, then maybe, just maybe, Fig had suffered the same cause and effect.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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