direction of causality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectionandcausality
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direction
noun
uk/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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causality
noun[U]
uk/kɔːˈzæl.ə.ti/us/kɑːˈzæl.ə.t̬i/
the principle that there is a cause for everything ...
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(Definition ofdirectionandcausalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, it should be borne in mind that thedirectionofcausalityin these hypothesized relationships is likely to be complex.
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First, the cross-sectional nature of the design does not permit an evaluation of thedirectionofcausality.
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However, thedirectionofcausalitywas not certain.
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Chapter 7 develops the special character of causality in macroeconomics and chapter 8 concerns how to determine thedirectionofcausality.
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In some ways a central issue is the establishment of thedirectionofcausalityand the role of time.
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The essentialdirectionofcausalityis concept to word rather than word to concept, as is so commonly and mistakenly believed.
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The results just discussed concerning comprehension and production also bear on a particularly challenging question, that of inferringdirectionofcausality.
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Because these associations are crosssectional, thedirectionofcausalityhas not been specified.
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Thedirectionofcausalitybetween smoking and depression remains unknown.
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This could in itself explain the subjective cognitive problems reported by veterans, although thedirectionofcausalitycannot be assumed from such data.
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In a comparative analysis such as the present one, it is difficult to determine thedirectionofcausality.
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Thedirectionofcausalityshould also be explored.
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It may well be that the apparent contradiction can be resolved, but currently thedirectionofcausalityin this argument appears to me quite unclear.
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However, thedirectionofcausalityin these findings is not clear.
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Seemingly mundane estimation problems like determining thedirectionofcausalitybetween economic performance and election timing pose a difficulty.
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The result that the relative timing of elections and subsequent economic decline are related helps to establish thedirectionofcausality.
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Many of the studies examined are limited by their cross-sectional design, which does not allow thedirectionofcausalityto be determined.
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Most studies investigating the relation between depression and perceptions of parenting have involved a single assessment, which does not allow thedirectionofcausalityto be determined.
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