Which of the Following Is an Example of Basic Research

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of basic research?

A) An animal test is used to determine if a product contains irritants.
B) Soft-drink bottlers test consumer reactions to their advertisements.
C) A statistician calculates the odds of winning a promotional sweepstakes that a company is running.
D) A catalog-sales company times its operators to see how many calls each is handling per day.
E) A chemist builds a mathematical model of the atmosphere of Jupiter.