We are using cross-sectional data to investigate whether heavy drinking increases the risk of unemployment. Which of the following aspects of causal inference concerns you based on this information?

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Temporal sequence is a concern because with cross-sectional data, it's difficult to determine whether heavy drinking occurred before unemployment, which is necessary to establish a cause-and-effect relationship.

We Are Using Cross-Sectional Data to Investigate Whether Heavy Drinking