observational
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On June 9, he’s launching “Tea & Scotch” on YouTube, which delves into more observational comedy subjects such as ghost-seeing cats, AI paranoia and parenting a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Because the research was observational and cross-sectional, it can only identify associations rather than cause-and-effect relationships.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
The theatrical release “Flag Day,” a brisk 70-some-minute observational film, was inspired by summer visits to the area in focus by its directors, the married couple Andrew and Melissa Shea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Because this was an observational study, it cannot prove that French fries directly cause diabetes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
It is striking that the observational search for extraterrestrial life began in the same generation as the invention of the telescope, and with the greatest theoretician of the age.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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