cause and effect
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Most caffeine research is observational as well, which means it can identify associations but cannot establish cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
Most of the studies the authors analyzed are observational and can’t prove cause and effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This research is observational, which means it cannot prove cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Their experiments focused on a specific scenario, repeated mild brain injury, and used CTE tissue to provide supporting observations rather than direct proof of cause and effect.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026
But this is, at least in part, a confusion of cause and effect.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
