cause and effect

Example Sentences

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However, researchers stress that observational studies alone cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The study is cross-sectional, which means it cannot determine cause and effect and may be influenced by confounding factors or reverse causation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 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

We are, as humans, heavily socialized to make a kind of rough approximation between cause and effect.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell