cause and effect
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The original 2023 study was small and correlational, so it cannot show cause and effect.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Their results showed a direct cause and effect link between faulty mitochondrial activity and cognitive symptoms associated with neurodegenerative disease.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
However, the researchers note that the findings show a correlation, not cause and effect, and that factors like motivation or self-discipline may also influence outcomes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 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
Three nuthatches he found later provided a sorry little step-by-step lesson in cause and effect: one was feeding on an elm, another was found dying of typical DDT symptoms, the third was dead.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
