Abduction is the problem of finding the best explanation for a given set of observations.
In phylogenetic model comparison, we wish to choose between two competing models as the better explanation for a given alignment.
One step finds the most parsimonious explanation for a given configuration of the target genome, while the other step finds the configuration of the target genome having lowest cost.
To say that an attractor exists, Sperber adds, is not an explanation for a given cultural phenomenon, but it is a way "to suggest the kind of causal explanations to be sought: namely, the identification of genuine causal factors that bias micro-transformations" (Sperber 1996, p. 112), or "factors of attraction".
Some countries do not entirely conform to the explanations provided for a given cluster (e.g., the Philippines and El Salvador are not Post Communist or oil rich countries, respectively).
Besides, even if a parsimonious explanation can be found for a given effect, it does not necessarily mean that the explanation is the correct one.
These features can be used for the classification of gene sequences, although, as shown, convergent evolution must be considered as an explanation for the presence of a given pattern in a sequence.
The district administration's explanation for giving a flat rate was that all health facilities did well in at least one indicator, and that they would be "stricter" if P4P was to be continued.
If you need an explanation for shaving and not-shaving in a given period, an analogy with team colours will get you 90% of the way there.
These multiple transfers were identified conservatively and only when that was the sole possible explanation for the distribution of lice from a given host.
