Scientific explanation: A critical survey
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The present survey was undertaken as a systematic literature review following the guidelines by Kitchenham and Charters, Kitchenham et al., and Wohlin.
“The present survey has been undertaken as a systematic literature review following the guidelines by Kitchenham and Charters [58], Kitchenham et al. [59], and Wohlin [60].”
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- Authors
- Schurz, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Salzburg (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Schurz, Gerhard
- ORCID
- Schurz, Gerhard
- Venue
- Foundations of Science
- Published
- 1995-09
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 429-465
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- 1233-1821 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-8471
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- W1968273337
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- 27
- References
- 98
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.92
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy, Science, and History
- Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
- Keywords
- scientific explanation, probabilistic explanation, causality, relevance, homogeneity, prior knowledge, reason-giving, justification, prediction
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