2119 In the 2013 NAEP sample of Michigan twelfthgraders the

(21.19) In the 2013 NAEP sample of Michigan twelfth-graders, the mean mathematics scores were 152 for female students and 156 for male students. To see if this difference is statistically significant, you would use

	the matched pairs t test.
	the one-sample t test.
	the two-sample t test.

Solution

the two-sample t test. because we are comparing 2 samples and the samples are not dependent.