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Interpret a workplace change

Northstar changed a template while workload also fell 30%. Completion time improved. Which statement is most defensible?

Causal evidence ladder

Timing is necessary, but alternatives still need testing

  1. ObserveDescribe the outcome
  2. SequenceCause must come first
  3. MechanismExplain the pathway
  4. CompareUse equivalent cases
  5. AlternativesMeasure other changes
  6. BoundUse evidence-sized language

A causal interpretation grows stronger when sequence, mechanism, fair comparison, repeated evidence, and competing explanations agree.

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