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...

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...

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

accepted theories; has explanatory power, meaning its consequences extend beyond the data it is required to explain; has unificatory power; as in it's organizing...

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...