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Why is Occam's Razor relevant to theory evaluation?
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Why is Occam's Razor relevant to theory evaluation?
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Occam's razor is relevant to theory evaluation because it helps researchers determine the most parsimonious simplest theory that explains a phenomenon. This is important because it reduces the number of assumptions required to accept a theory.
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