No correlational study is not cause and effect because correlation does not measure cause.
Correlational or Experimental or maybe Grounded Theory and possibly even Phenomenology.
You need to set up an experimental study. The variable which is the cause should be randomly assigned and the effect variable is then observed. Other study designs can only tell you that there is a link or correlation, but not necessarily a causal relation.
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A controlled experiment can be used to show a cause and effect relationship. ex: an experiment studying the effect of a certain medicine on patients.
Three basic research designs are experimental, correlational, and quasi-experimental.Experimental designs have random assignment to conditions. Correlational designs define the relationship between two measured values. Quasi-experimental designs have participants grouped on a variable that isn't manipulated.
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It cannot be used to demonstrate cause and effect relationships.
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Causation cannot be determined... You cannot be certain which is the cause and which is the effect, as the correlational data is only supporting the idea that they are both occurring together.
quantitative.
A correlational survey or study determines if two or more variables are correlated. It helps you determine the specific relationship between the variables.
A correlational study is one where you examine correlations without manipulating any variables.
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The experiment.
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Experiments with a control and variable...not correlational studies because they don't ensure that the cause led directly to the "effects"