A random sample of 120 fifth grade students took a standardi

A random sample of 120 fifth grade students took a standardized reading test and 100 of them (83.3%) met the minimum requirement of reading proficiency for the grade level. Among these students, sixty were males and among them 45 met the requirement (75%). Among the 60 female students, fifty five met the requirement (91.7%). Their English teacher is interested to see if there is significantly difference between boys and girls regarding the proportions of passing the test. Which of the following tests would you recommend?

One-sample test for proportions

Two-sample test for proportions

One-sample test for means

Two-sample test for means

Solution

Two-sample test for proportions