From a university population, random samples of 145 men and 237 women have been asked if they have ever cheated in a college class. 8% of the men and 6% of the women said that they have. What is the appropriate test to assess the significance of this difference?
A) test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions, large samples
B) test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions, small samples
C) test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions, matched samples
D) test for the significance of the difference between two sample means, large samples

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We are comparing the proportions of two independent samples (men and women) with sample sizes greater than 30 (145 and 237), so the appropriate test is a test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions with large samples.

From a University Population, Random Samples of 145 Men and 237