Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance

by Wesley C. Salmon, Richard C. Jeffrey, James G. Greeno

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According to modern physics, many objectively improbable events actually occur, such as the spontaneous disintegration of radioactive atoms. Because of high levels of improbability, scientists are often at a loss to explain such phenomena. In this main essay of this book, Wesley Salmon offers a solution to scientific explanation based on the concept of statistical relevance (the S-R model). In this vein, the other two essays herein discuss \u201cStatistical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822952254

ISBN13:9780822952251

Release Date:September 1971

Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

History & Philosophy Logic & Language Mathematics Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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