cause and effect

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One of the most important advantages of this technology is its ability to help identify cause-and-effect relationships in the brain.

From Science Daily

However, additional research is needed to confirm direct cause-and-effect relationships.

From Science Daily

“The Beauty” is baffling at first, and baffling later—the whole cause-and-effect angle regarding the virus/treatment is almost impossible to explain, which means it’s overly obscure and thus mishandled.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We don’t have to stick to the cause-and-effect of which people are going to reappear later in the story,” Gent noted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because this was an observational study, the authors emphasize that it cannot establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

From Science Daily