In testing the difference between two means from two independent populations,the sample sizes do not have to be equal to be able to use the Z statistic.

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The Z statistic can be used to test the difference between two means from two independent populations even if the sample sizes are not equal, as long as the populations are approximately normally distributed and the variances are approximately equal.

In Testing the Difference Between Two Means from Two Independent