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DrMUSTAQUE AHMED MBBSMDCOMMUNITY MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP IN HIVAIDS OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS TO UNDERSTAND THE ASSOCIATION AND CAUSATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 2 DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES suggest an etiological hypothesis. If two variables A and B are correlated with high statistical signi64257cance it does not necessarily imply that A causes B nor that B causes A Hence the high correlation between birth rate and number of storks in variously industri alized European c Causation and Laws of Nature: Reductionism sally quanti ed conditionals, holding in a restricted sphere of possible worlds, distinguished from theoretical and de nitional relations which may also b Cum hoc ergo propter hoc:. . “With this, therefore because of this”. Correlation. A . relation existing between phenomena or things or between mathematical or statistical variables which tend to vary, be associated, or occur together in a way not expected on the basis of chance . Causation. Robert C. Newman. Some Puzzling Questions. Among the many objections sometimes made against the truth of the Bible are alleged contradictions regarding causation. For example:. Who caused David to take a census of Israel?. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. RULES. Answer A, B, C or D. You can have – . 1 lifeline . 1 50/50. 1 audience vote. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The term “causation” and its derivatives (“caused by”, “proximately caused”, “cause”) in the Colorado workers’ compensation system are:. L/O – To identify the problems historians face when dealing with causation. Why is Causation important?. Every historical investigation begins with the simple question – ‘. why. ?’. Identifying the most . argument.... . OBJECTIVE:. To study Thomas Aquinas’ argument from CAUSATION as an argument for the existence of God.. (SAINT) Thomas Aquinas= a 13. th. Century Catholic priest, theologian and philosopher (and his bird). Data Collection: . Experiments and Observational Studies. 1/23/12. Association. versus Causation. Confounding Variables. Observational Studies . vs. Experiments. Randomized Experiments. Section 1.3. Problem of Causation. For many crimes, we have to show that the Act CAUSED a particular consequence. Causation is part of the Actus Reus of the crime. Need to apply the rules of causation to decide whether D’s guilty act caused the required consequence in the definition of the crime. Pg 337..345: 3b, 6b (form and strength). Page 350..359: 10b, 12a, 16c, 16e. Homework Turn In…. A straight line that describes how a response variable y changes as an explanatory variable x changes. . Experiments and Observational Studies. 1/23/12. Association. versus Causation. Confounding Variables. Observational Studies . vs. Experiments. Randomized Experiments. Section 1.3. Professor Kari Lock Morgan. Mechanism and Causality 2009. 9. th. September 2009. University of Kent, Canterbury. Brendan Clarke. Department of Science and Technology Studies. UCL. The Russo-Williamson Thesis. [Russo and Williamson, 2007]. OLUWADARE, T. DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Introduction. What is health?. What is a disease/ disease state?. Concept of dx causation. A cause . of a disease is an event, condition, characteristic, or combination of these factors which plays an important role in producing the disease. to Causation. What is a Cause?. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. : Something that brings about a result especially a person or thing that is the agent of bringing something about.. KJ Rothman. : An event, condition, or characteristic without which the disease would not have occurred..