Which of the Following Is an Example of Basic Research

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of basic research?

A) Conducting animal tests to determine if a product contains irritants
B) Soft drink bottlers testing consumer reactions to their advertisements
C) A statistician calculating the odds of winning a promotional sweepstakes that a company is running
D) A catalog sales company timing its operators to see how many calls each is handling per day
E) A chemist building a mathematical model of the atmosphere of Jupiter