Exhibit 5-3: Evaluate the adequacy of each of the following statements as a scientific hypothesis.
-Refer to Exhibit 5-3.Pupils will differ from one another in achievement and in reading skills.
A) adequate hypothesis
B) inadequate, not testable
C) inadequate, no statement of relationship
D) inadequate, not consistent with the existing body of knowledge

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This statement is inadequate as a scientific hypothesis because it does not specify a relationship between variables that can be tested or observed. It merely states a difference without providing a basis for investigation or prediction.

Exhibit 5-3: Evaluate the Adequacy of Each of the Following