cause and effect

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However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

This research is observational, which means it cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

He did, and in 2011, Christopher Sims and his friend Thomas Sargent won a Nobel Prize for their work revealing how the lines of cause and effect ripple through the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I’m trying to put myself in her shoes, playing games not of cause and effect, but of effect and cause.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon