Cause-Effect Analysis
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What Is Cause-Effect Analysis?
Trace how an outcome may have been produced by identifying contributing conditions, intermediate events, and plausible causal relationships.
Why Does Cause-Effect Analysis Matter?
Cause-Effect Analysis matters because treating symptoms as causes leads to repeated problems. A clearer causal chain makes interventions more targeted.
What Does It Look Like?
Someone applying cause-effect analysis may:
- •distinguishes correlation from a proposed cause
- •maps contributing factors rather than blaming the most visible event
- •asks what changed before the outcome changed
- •tests whether removing a suspected cause would plausibly alter the result
How to Develop Cause-Effect Analysis
You can develop it by:
- •take a recurring problem and draw a cause-and-effect diagram
- •identify one alternative explanation for the same outcome
- •compare the timing of two variables before claiming that one caused the other
Where Can Cause-Effect Analysis Be Useful?
Cause-Effect Analysis can be useful in areas such as:
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