Causation Standards

Causation standards refer to the criteria used to determine if one event or action directly leads to another. In legal and scientific contexts, causation is often categorized into two main types: "cause in fact," which shows that an event would not have happened without the initial action, and "proximate cause," which considers whether the outcome was a foreseeable result of that action. Establishing causation is crucial in areas such as law, where it can influence liability, and in science, where it helps understand relationships between variables.