What does establish causation mean?
establish causation
Definition
To show through sufficient evidence that a factor brings about or contributes to an outcome, rather than merely being associated with it.
Example sentences
There is an association, but we have not established that the new lights caused the drop.
There is an association, but we have not established that the new lights caused the drop.
Those figures show an association; they don't establish that one change led to the other.
Those figures show an association; they don't establish that one change led to the other.