Quantitative parsimony and explanatory power

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-259

  Baker, Alan ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3843090360     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/54.2.245     Document Type: Article

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