Question

280 men are found to have an average pulse rate of 73 (beats per minute) with standard deviation 5.4, and 240 women are found to have an average pulse rate of 72 (beats per minute) with standard deviation 7.7. A researcher is interested in whether, on average, men have higher pulse rates than women. What is the most appropriate test for the researcher to use?

	a.	z-test for the difference between two proportions
	b.	chi-squared test
	c.	two sample t-test
	d.	paired sample t-test

Answer 1