cause and effect

Example Sentences

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The original 2023 study was small and correlational, so it cannot show cause and effect.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The editors of the London Review of Books aren’t conspicuous Trump fans, but they are appreciators of cause and effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

However, the researchers note that the findings show a correlation, not cause and effect, and that factors like motivation or self-discipline may also influence outcomes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

For them the web of cause and effect was invisible and simultaneously everywhere, which was why a man could sink his net with salmon one night and catch only kelp the next.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson