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Explanatory models (Deductive-nomological explanation (D-N model,…
Explanatory models
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Statistical explanation
whereas D-N employ only laws of strictly universal form, all statistical explanations contain at least one law in the probabilistic or statistical form
P(G, F)=r “the probability of G, given F, is r)
not all statistical explanations are inherently inductive (i.e., some are deductive) and not all inductive processes are inherently statistical
three different theories of probability: mathematical probability, relative frequency, subjective probability
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