cause and effect
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Although the findings reveal a meaningful relationship between gut bacteria and biological aging, researchers stress that the study does not establish cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 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
Most of the studies the authors analyzed are observational and can’t prove cause and effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It does not establish direct cause and effect in people or prove that drinking coffee prevents disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
But this is, at least in part, a confusion of cause and effect.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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