natural experiments
Natural experiments refer to situations in which researchers take advantage of naturally occurring events or conditions to study the impact of one variable on another, without any deliberate manipulation by the researchers themselves. These experiments allow researchers to observe real-world phenomena in order to draw conclusions about cause and effect relationships.
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