On Doing the “Impossible”: Inferring that a Putative Causal Relationship does not Exist
- 26 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 24 (2) , 217-226
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00048679009077687
Abstract
A simple heuristic is proposed for drawing a warranted inference that a causal relationship does not exist between two events. It is illustrated by a study of the putative indirect causal relationship between Autistic Disorder and the Fragile X syndrome. This study was designed to ensure that a failure to find such a relationship provided good reasons for concluding that it was unlikely there was a relationship between Autistic Disorder and the Fragile X syndrome.Keywords
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