Table 2.
Hypothetical datasets of theories A, B, C, and D.
| Accepted | Coherent and testable | Coherent but untestable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory B | A-score | |||||
| R-score | High | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Medium | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Low | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Theory B | A-score | |||||
| R-score | High | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Medium | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Low | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Theory C | A-score | |||||
| R-score | High | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Medium | 0 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Low | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Theory D | A-score | |||||
| R-score | High | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medium | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Low | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||