The role of relevance in explanation. I: Irrelevance as statistical independence

DOI10.1016/0888-613X(93)90027-BzbMath0776.68104WikidataQ57518825 ScholiaQ57518825MaRDI QIDQ2366556

Solomon Eyal Shimony

Publication date: 30 August 1993

Published in: International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

paradoxrelevanceNP-hardexplanationstatistical independencemost probable explanation

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