Amir is aware that, at least in the laboratory, certain nutrients can help buffer research animals from the physiological damages associated with stress. He sets out to determine whether dietary supplements can do the same for people in a laboratory situation simulating real-life stresses. Amir's research is best described as ____.
a. applied research
b. implementation research
c. basic research
d. policy research
Question 2
Given that on one section of the SAT the mean is 500 and the standard deviation is 100, what is the approximate probability of a student scoring 300 or lower or 700 or higher on the test?
a. 0.124
b. 0.022
c. 0.045
d. 0.245
Blue whale skeleton, outside the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Nursing Research
Juvenile buzzard being weighed for research
Research
Curved spines make cocklebur (Xanthium) fruits stick to the fur of animals (and clothing of humans)