SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.A good empirical theory should ______.
A)explain a pattern
B)allow theorist to predict
C)explain what ought to occur
D)account for all exogenous factors

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A good empirical theory should be able to explain a pattern that is observable, as well as allow the theorist to predict with some degree of accuracy what will happen in the future. The theory does not necessarily have to explain what ought to occur or account for all exogenous factors.