In: Statistics and Probability
we have to test
sample size for women =n1=605
sample mean for women=m1=3.41
sample SD for women =S1=1.92
sample size for men =n2=640
sample mean for men =m2=2.99
sample SD for men=S2=1.94
since sample size is more than 30 so we will use Z statistics also for this sample size we can assume population SDs are not equal now test statistics is given by
Now
P-Value =2*P(Z>3.84)=2*0.000062=0.000132
since P value is very low so we will reject H0 Hence
there is significant evidence to support the claim that ideal average number of childrens for womens is different from that of mens.