causal linkage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcausalandlinkage
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causal
adjective
uk/ˈkɔː.zəl/us/ˈkɑː.zəl/
a relationship, link, etc. between two things in which one causes ...
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linkage
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈlɪŋ.kɪdʒ/us/ˈlɪŋ.kɪdʒ/
the existence or forming of connections ...
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(Definition ofcausalandlinkagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Further research can further explore the possiblecausallinkagebetween these cognitive and behavioral variables.
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Here the linkage is indexical and naturalizing, because it is mediated by a realcausallinkage(dust).
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But this plausiblecausallinkagehas not been explored in the empirical literature of international conflict.
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Nonetheless, even after control for these factors there is evidence of a possiblecausallinkagebetween smoking and depression.
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Thecausallinkagebetween a multiplicity of independent variables and the many dependent variables they may influence can be explained most economically by positing a central intervening variable.
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The reversecausallinkage, however, is implausible.
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Khong does not, indeed cannot, show that thecausallinkageruns the other direction.
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It has to be said that there is strong circumstantial evidence, but nocausallinkagehas been established.
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Much of this work has been concerned with hypothesized causal linkages between victimization and self-reported internal distress.
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Tucker is long on eloquence and passion, but short on necessary details and causal linkages for the consumption-degradation linkage to be plausible.
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An intriguing feature of the present study is that it suggests the presence of causal linkages between smoking and depression.
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Three causal linkages have been identified in the literature.
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It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics).
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Although early research links financial coaching to improvements in client outcomes, much more rigorous analysis is necessary before any causal linkages can be established.
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