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Causal conclusion

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A statement that one variable directly causes a change in another, which can be validly drawn from randomized experiments but not from observational studies.

AP course connection

Topic 3.7: 3.7 Inference and Experiments

Unit 3

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