Causal attribution

What is Causal attribution?

Method of assigning an observed outcome to a specific cause rather than a mere association

In other languages

한국어인과적 귀속

관측된 결과가 특정 원인 때문에 발생했다고 판단하거나 배정하는 분석 개념이다.

日本語因果帰属

観測された結果が特定の要因によって生じたと判断するための分析上の考え方

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