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Among the many questions that are central to legal proceedings, the question of whether one thing caused another is the most frequent. It occurs in civil and criminal litigation. Does capital punishment deter crimes? Does a food additive cause cancer? Does a headache tablet work as advertised? Would additional information in a securities prospectus have discouraged potential investors from an unwise purchase? Does the similarity in the names of two products lead consumers to buy one because of their familiarity with the other, well-known and respected brand? The list is endless.
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Zeisel, H., Kaye, D. (1997). The Search for Causes: An Overview. In: Prove It with Figures. Statistics for Social Science and Public Policy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1824-1_1
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