Inductive explanation

Synthese 48 (2):257 - 294 (1981)
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Statistical explanation & statistical relevance.Wesley C. Salmon - 1971 - [Pittsburgh]: University of Pittsburgh Press. Edited by Richard C. Jeffrey & James G. Greeno.
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Aspects of inductive logic.Jaakko Hintikka - 1967 - Amsterdam,: North Holland Pub. Co.. Edited by Patrick Suppes.

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