causesand
Causesand is a term used to describe a framework or approach for organizing information about the causes and contributing factors behind an event or problem. The term is not widely standardized and is encountered primarily as a descriptive label in informal writing. In practice, causesand aims to separate immediate causes from underlying factors to support analysis and decision making.
Because causesand is not a formal term, its meaning can vary by context. Some writers use it
Applications of causesand appear in fields such as risk assessment, quality control, product design, epidemiology, and
Typical structure within a causesand framework is to classify factors into layers: immediate or proximate causes,
Limitations include ambiguity, lack of standard definitions, and the risk of oversimplifying complex causal networks. Users