Consider the Following Set of Salary Data What Assumptions Are Necessary to Perform a Test for the r

Multiple Choice

Consider the following set of salary data: $$\begin{array} { l r r } \hline & \text { Men (1) } & \text { Women (2) } \\\hline \text { Sample Size } & 100 & 80 \\\text { Mean } & \$ 12,850 & \$ 13,000 \\\text { Standard Deviation } & \$ 345 & \$ 500 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What assumptions are necessary to perform a test for the difference in population means?

A) The two samples were independently selected from the populations of men and women.
B) The population variances of salaries for men and women are equal.
C) Both of the target populations have approximately normal distributions.
D) All of the above are necessary.