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Theory Assessment Outcomes (Barseghyan-2015) (view source)
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|Theory Type=Descriptive
|Formulation Text=The possible outcomes of theory assessment are ''accept'', ''not accept'', and ''inconclusive''.
|Formulation File=Theory Assessment Outcomes (Barseghyan-2015).png
|Topic=Theory Assessment Outcomes
|Authors List=Hakob Barseghyan,
* ''Not Accept'': this assessment outcome prescribes that the theory must not be accepted.
* ''Inconclusive'': this outcome allows for the the theory to be accepted but doesn't dictate so.
While the first two assessment outcomes are ''conclusive'', the third outcome is ''inconclusive'', as it permits more than one possible course of action. Thus, in this view, a theory's assessment outcome is not necessarily ''conclusive''; an inconclusive outcome is also conceivable.
