Explain: explain

In MaxMaier42/IMEC: Ising Model of Explanatory Coherence

explain

Description

Sets an explanatory relation between a set of propositions and a phenomenon. If more than one proposition is used the edge weight will be reduced accordingly.

Usage

explain(Explanation, Explanandum, matrix, weight = 1)

Arguments

Explanation	Vector of Explanations that explain the Explanadum
Explanandum	A proposition or phenomenon that is explained
matrix	Matrix of Explanatory relations that is modified
weight	Strength of connection (i.e., quality of explanation)

Value

Returns the explanatory matrix with the edge weights modified according to the specified explanation

Examples

# simple example comparing two hypotheses one of them with more explanatory breadth##
T1 <- c("H1", "H2")
Phenomena <- c("E1", "E2")
Thresholds <- c(2,2)
explanations <- initializeNetwork(Phenomena, T1)
explanations <- explain("H1", "E1", explanations)
explanations <- explain("H1", "E2", explanations)
explanations <- explain("H2", "E2", explanations)
explanations <- contradict("H1", "H2", explanations)
coherence <- computeIMEC(explanations, Thresholds, Phenomena, T1)
summary(coherence)
plot(coherence)

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