cause and effect
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"Conventional simulations oversimplify real materials, while experiments reveal complexity without a clear way to quantify cause and effect," explains Prof. Kotsugi.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
The Nobel laureate’s work transformed how central banks understand cause and effect in the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But 34 years later, Sims and Sargent would share in the 2011 economics Nobel for “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Another has been the problem of disentangling cause and effect in the rise of food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
