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Abductive Inference

Abductive Inference is a form of logical reasoning that, as a genus of inference distinct from deduction and induction, involves arriving at the most plausible explanation for an observed phenomenon by inferring the best hypothesis that accounts for the available data.

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2017–2026

241

Variants

Inference To The Best Explanation

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804

Systematic combining: an abductive approach to case research

Anna Dubois, Lars‐Erik Gadde · Journal of Business Research · 2002 · 4.7K citations

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Theory Construction in Qualitative Research

Stefan Timmermans, Iddo Tavory · Sociological Theory · 2012 · 3.8K citations

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Transformative Leadership: Working for Equity in Diverse Contexts

Carolyn M. Shields · Educational Administration Quarterly · 2010 · 777 citations

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Competitive advantage: logical and philosophical considerations

Thomas C. Powell · Strategic Management Journal · 2001 · 706 citations · Full text

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Abductive reasoning in logistics research

Gyöngyi Kovács, Karen Spens · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management · 2005 · 674 citations

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Authors

1.5K

  1. RA
    R.E. Abdel-Aal

    King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

    13 publications · 567 citations

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  2. KI
    Katsumi Inoue

    National Institute of Informatics, Japan

    12 publications · 388 citations

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  3. MD
    Marc Denecker

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    9 publications · 422 citations

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  4. AR
    Alessandra Russo

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 312 citations

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  5. BD
    Brian D. Haig

    University of Canterbury, New Zealand

    8 publications · 771 citations

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Institutions

698

  1. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    54 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

    Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    732 citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    913 citations

  6. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    479 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    9 h-index

    28 publications

    2.9K citations

  8. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    662 citations

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Venues

  1. Logic Journal of IGPL

    19 publications · 586 citations

    15

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  2. International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

    Conference · 11 publications · 918 citations

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  3. Semiotica

    9 publications · 335 citations

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  4. Journal of Logic and Computation

    9 publications · 458 citations

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  5. Synthese

    9 publications · 334 citations

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