In a 2015 study entitled How Undergraduate Students Use Credit Cards, it was reported that undergraduate students have a mean credit card balance higher than $3000. This figure was an all-time high and had increased 42% over the previous five years. Assume that a current study is being conducted to determine if it can be concluded that the mean credit card balance for undergraduate students has continued to increase compared to the report. See the sample below of undergraduate students in 2015 and different undergraduate students in 2019.  What type of t-test should be used here?  Credit Cards Students in 2015 Students in 2019 2500 3300 2200 5450 1500 8000 930 2000 5300 870 1150 250 2700 3000 3300 2200 Group of answer choices a) One Sample b) Paired Samples c) Independent Samples

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In a 2015 study entitled How Undergraduate Students Use Credit Cards, it was reported that undergraduate students have a mean credit card balance higher than $3000. This figure was an all-time high and had increased 42% over the previous five years. Assume that a current study is being conducted to determine if it can be concluded that the mean credit card balance for undergraduate students has continued to increase compared to the report. See the sample below of undergraduate students in 2015 and different undergraduate students in 2019. 

What type of t-test should be used here? 

Credit Cards
Students in 2015 Students in 2019
2500 3300
2200 5450
1500 8000
930 2000
5300 870
1150 250
2700 3000
3300 2200
Group of answer choices
a) One Sample
b) Paired Samples
c) Independent Samples
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