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In other words, correlation is not the same as causation.

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Although the study does not establish causation, it reveals a group of biomarkers that closely resemble those found in older adults with cognitive impairment.

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Lately, though, the conventional wisdom has been challenged, and for good reason: Independent, peer-reviewed research has found no correlation—let alone causation—between diversity and performance.

There is probably some truth to that theory, but the stock market is too complicated, too interconnected with other markets, and too global for simple causation.

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There is probably some truth to that theory, but the stock market is too complicated, too interconnected with other markets, and too global for simple causation.

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