Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance

Download or read book Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance written by Wesley C. Salmon and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."