Full Idea
The probabilistic-statistical view of explanation (also called inductive-statistical explantion) is similar to deductive-nomological explanation, but instead of entailing the explanandum a probabilistic-statistical explantion makes it very likely.
Clarification
The 'explanandum' is the thing being explained
Gist of Idea
Probabilistic-statistical explanations don't entail the explanandum, but makes it more likely
Source
Alexander Bird (Philosophy of Science [1998], Ch.2)
Book Reference
Bird,Alexander: 'Philosophy of Science' [UCL Press 2000], p.69
A Reaction
If people have umbrellas up, does that explain rain? Does the presence of a psychopath in the audience explain why I don't go to a rock concert? Still, it has a point.