Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance

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

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 “Statistical Relevance vs. Statistical Inference,” and “Explanation and Information.”

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Full name: Wesley Charles Salmon.

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