Random Samples of 145 Men and 237 Women from a University

Multiple Choice

Random samples of 145 men and 237 women from a university were asked if they had ever cheated in one of their courses. Eight percent of the men and 6% of the women said that they had cheated. Which is the appropriate test for assessing the significance of this difference?

A) small samples: a test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions
B) large samples: a test for the significance of the difference between two sample means
C) matched samples: a test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions
D) large samples: a test for the significance of the difference between two sample proportions