Which of the following statements, if used in a hypothesis, is not readily testable by empirical means?
A) Less than
B) Meaning of
C) More than
D) Related to
B
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Hypotheses that do not make a relational statement are problematic. If a hypothesis lacks a phrase such as more than, less than, different from, related to, or something similar, it is not readily testable. "Meaning of" is not a relational phrase, and thus the hypothesis would not be readily testable by empirical means.
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