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Full Idea
On Salmon's statistical relevance view, an explanation is a table of statistical information.
Gist of Idea
An explanation is a table of statistical information
Source
report of Wesley Salmon (Statistical Explanation [1970]) by Michael Strevens - No Understanding without Explanation 1
A Reaction
[He cites W.Salmon 1970] When put like that the view sounds incredibly implausible, but maybe a reading of Salmon would improve the case for it.