The phrase "a relevant explanation for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that an explanation is pertinent or applicable to a specific topic or question.
Example: "The researcher provided a relevant explanation for the observed phenomena in the study."
Alternatives: "an applicable rationale for" or "a pertinent justification for".
James K Galbraith: My father's 1967 book The New Industrial State remains a relevant explanation of the modern economy.
Not only is it a bizarre indictment of culture at the levels of American Horror Story, it's also a wildly relevant explanation for how and why we can't detach ourselves from the entertainment freak show.
Thus, we conclude that Explanation 5 is the most relevant explanation for the low degree of overlap in genes from signatures derived from these six datasets.
The primary exception is for prostate cancer, although there may be relevant explanations for the higher rates aside from potential exposure emanating from the former manufactured gas plant site, such as an incidence spike due to higher PSA testing rates in Champaign County, a statistical artifact based on multiple comparisons, or confounding by unmeasured factors.
(See Kitcher & Salmon 1987 for the view that even if requests for explanation are contextually delimited, what counts as a good / relevant explanation depends also on non-contextual factors).
This mechanism may be relevant as an explanation for the sour ageusia of Patient 8716, with her history of an upper respiratory infection.
Some evidence suggests that self-explanation may be a relevant activity for promoting transfer in health education professions.
With regard to the level of the doctor's explanation to the patient and to the family, the ratio of the decision in the patient's favor to that of the physician or hospital was significantly lower when the doctor provided a relevant and specific explanation (p = 0.000 for both variables together).
The next day, he interviewed a deputy mayor of Malmö, who appeared to have a reasonable grasp on the relevant crime statistics and a plausible explanation for the city's recent spike in murders.
This is relevant not only as a possible explanation for inconsistent associations, but also because obesity-related policies regarding the food environment are often targeted at populations with low income and/or racial/ethnic minority populations.
