A study is done by a community group in two neighboring colleges to determine which one graduates students with more math classes. College A samples 11 graduates. Their average is 4 math classes with a standard deviation of 1.5 math classes. College B samples nine graduates. Their average is 3.5 math classes with a standard deviation of 1 math class. The community group believes that a student who graduates from College A has taken more math classes, on average. Both populations have a normal distribution. Test at a 1 percent significance level. Answer the following questions:
a. Is this a test of two means or two proportions?
OpenStax Statistics, 10.1 Two Population Means with Unknown Standard Deviations, exercise 3