This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Epidemiology, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Suspected cause preceding the observed effect is an example for - 
Select and explain. 
A. Temporal association, B. Consistency of association, C. Strength of association, D. Coherence of association
A: Temporal association
Answer: A: Temporal association 
Explanation: Temporal association centers around the question: does the suspected cause precede the observed effect? Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 97