The phrase "lack of causation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the absence of a cause-and-effect relationship between two or more variables.
Example: "The study revealed a lack of causation between the two factors, suggesting that one does not directly influence the other."
Alternatives: "absence of causation" or "non-causative relationship."
Second, correlation is not causation and, equally, lack of correlation is not lack of causation.
Our observations may provide a possible explanation to this apparent lack of causation between use of semantic qualifiers and diagnostic accuracy.
An evolutionary perspective clarifies the reasons why we should expect that sometimes (but only rarely) early-onset cancer will have no identifiable cause but that for some late-onset cancers, this lack of causation can be the rule.
An important limitation of current evidence is the lack of direct causation.
Furthermore, there is a tendency to misinterpret the lack of evidence for causation as evidence for lack of a causal relation.
To evaluate this point, we selected papers by authors of the Boffetta et al. (2008) commentary on topics with relatively few previous publications and lack of consensus on causation to assess how these authors describe conclusions from their own data.
Lack of direct evidence of causation between benzene and birth defects does not exclude the plausibility of benzene as a teratogen.
As a consequence of little or no health education or support during their training years as music students, many musicians have a lack of understanding of injury causation and recognition and optimal health practices.
Because an association is a prerequisite for causation, lack of association within MZ twin pairs is inconsistent with causal effects [ 48, 49].
Reasons include animist or fatalistic beliefs about causation, lack of awareness that the condition is treatable, poor levels of education amongst mothers, fear of surgery and indirect and direct costs.
There is a distinction to be drawn between the unintended and the unanticipated consequences in that "unintended" implies lack of purposeful action or causation, while "unanticipated" means an inability to forecast what eventually occurred [ 9].
