observational

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Because this was an observational study, it cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

After the year-long observational study, researchers say regulators should act now to ensure products marketed to under-fives offer "psychological safety".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

"We filter out known natural influences in the observational data, so that the 'noise' is reduced, making the underlying long-term warming signal more clearly visible," Foster added.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Mr. Llamazares’s writing is finely observational and often delicate: “My submachine-gun leaves a shadow of death on the ground like an elongated ear of wheat,” Ángel notices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

They unflinchingly respected the accuracy of observational data, and their predictions of the motion of the planets to high precision provided compelling evidence that, at an unexpectedly deep level, humans can understand the Cosmos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan