Explanatory power is the ability of a hypothesis or theory to explain the subject matter effectively to which it pertains. Its opposite is explanatory...

the (unobservable) true value g. It is an inverse measure of the explanatory power of g^,{\displaystyle {\widehat {g}},} and can be used in the process...

hypotheses about the same prediction and both theories have equal explanatory power one should prefer the hypothesis that requires the fewest assumptions...

In microeconomics, an Engel curve describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income. There are two varieties...

explanation Abductive reasoning Epistemology Explanandum and explanans Explanatory gap Inductive reasoning Inquiry Knowledge Models of scientific inquiry...

verification of claims have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power. More plausible explanations for the apparent correlation between...

predictive power, the power of a scientific theory to generate testable predictions, differs from explanatory power and descriptive power (where phenomena...

(such as guilt or shame) and attaining rewards (such as pride, self-worth, power or reciprocal beneficial action). Some psychologists explain empathy in...

experimental grounds, and have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power. Astrology thus lost its academic and theoretical standing in the...

level-one[clarification needed] effects of a linear function of a set of explanatory variables) by the principle of least squares: minimizing the sum of the...

theories are both deductive and inductive, aiming for predictive and explanatory power. Scientists use theories to further scientific knowledge, as well...

explanation Duck test – Classification based on observable evidence Explanatory power – Ability of a theory to explain a subject Marcello Truzzi § "Extraordinary...

Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy List of fallacies Inquiry Opinion Parsimony (Occam's...

theories of equal explanatory power is to be preferred. In other words: additional "entities" can pay their way with enhanced explanatory power. So the naturalist...

collectively they add explanatory power to the regression according to an F-test (whose null hypothesis is no explanatory power jointly added by the x's)...

role of personalities in the decision-making process can have some explanatory power, as can the role of misperception between various actors. A prominent...

the proposal of a devil.: 145  Thus, the devil does not have any explanatory power and should be dismissed (Occam's razor). Regarding evil through free...

Astrology has been rejected by the scientific community as having no explanatory power for describing the universe. Scientific testing has found no evidence...

encountered by the senses, nor could its supposition lend additional explanatory power. Hero of Alexandria challenged the theory in the first century AD...

inferential statistics two rival hypotheses can be compared by explanatory power and predictive power. The alternative hypothesis and null hypothesis are types...

verification of claims have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power.: 85,   Although William Lilly in the 17th century was the first newspaper...

given domain is not truth, but some other virtue(s) (e.g., simplicity, explanatory scope). Two important strands of fictionalism are modal fictionalism...

Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy List of fallacies Inquiry Opinion Parsimony (Occam's...

unquestioned because it seemed intuitively correct and has great explanatory power. It can explain how concepts would be acquired, how we use them to...

Matthew and Luke respectively. The strengths of the hypothesis are its explanatory power regarding the shared and non-shared material in the three gospels;...

explanation include the simplicity, the prior probability, or the explanatory power of the explanation. A proof-theoretical abduction method for first-order...

Analysis Ambiguity Argument Belief Bias Credibility Evidence Explanation Explanatory power Fact Fallacy List of fallacies Inquiry Opinion Parsimony (Occam's...

lack specific measurements. Assertion of a claim with little or no explanatory power. Failure to make use of operational definitions (i.e., publicly accessible...

is under the theory. Sometimes two theories have exactly the same explanatory power because they make the same predictions. A pair of such theories is...

Although proponents like Bessel van der Kolk praise the theory's explanatory power, Grossman considers the theory an unnecessary and unsubstantiated...