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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as causation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the relationship between cause and effect in various fields such as science, philosophy, or social studies.
Example: "The researchers aimed to establish a clear link between the variables, analyzing the data as causation rather than mere correlation."
Alternatives: "as a cause" or "in terms of causality".
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Also, of course, correlation is not the same as causation.
Look for adjectives in correlation statements masquerading as causation.
The obvious point is that correlation is not the same thing as causation.
A correlation between longer life and coffee drinking should not be taken as causation.
If the former is true, then no amount of aspirin would help, as causation is the wrong way round.
More important, it disregards a fundamental tenet of all statistical analysis: correlation is not the same as causation.
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The selfies-as-causation claim is dubious – it sounds like patients are simply bringing in photographs of the facial features they would like altered – but the statistics are a reminder of contemporary culture's obsession with youth and a normative standard of beauty.
As a result, managers often end up interpreting statistical noise as causation--and making bad decisions.
(See the entry on Mental Causation, as well as Bennett 2007, and Funkhouser 2007, for further discussion and extensive bibliographies).
Amid the plethora of consequences, a little-known theory as to causation is being neglected.
34 As with causation, the GTT 8 does not use a prevention scale.
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