Causal Association

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004390",
  "term": "Causal Association",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A relationship between two variables in which a change in one brings about a change in the other.\n\n2. A correlation or other association between measures or observations of two entities or processes, that occurs because of an underlying causal relationship.\n\n3. Presence or absence of a variable (e.g. smoking) is responsible for an increase or decrease in another variable (e.g. cancer). A change in exposure leads to a change in the outcome of interest.\n\n4. Relationship between different types of observations; these relationships become lines of evidence supporting or weakening the case for a candidate cause.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "CADDIS Glossary",
    "CDC Vaccines and Immunizations Glossary",
    "CADDIS"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/causal-association/"
}