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Recent Examples of causation In many cases, correlation has been confused with causation and led some to believe refined grains lead to a slew of diseases that shouldn’t actually be attributed to eating a normal amount of them. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 It should be noted that correlated returns do not indicate causation or predict future returns or price action patterns. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024 More Research Is Needed Like all observational research, the study can only show associations but not causation. Christina Manian, Health, 14 Dec. 2024 Though the study can’t prove causation, researchers do have theories about how sauna bathing could lead to better health, said study author Åsa Engström, PhD, RN, professor of nursing at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. Brian Mastroianni, Health, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for causation

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“Causation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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