Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

There are three conditions for determining causation in research: (1) there must be a relationship between the cause and the effect; (2) a change in the cause must precede a change in the effect in time order; and (3) you must rule out other causes of the effect.


Ans: T

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