To construct a confidence interval for each of the following quantities, say whether it would be better to use paired samples or independent samples.

a. The mean difference in height between identical twins.
b. The mean difference in height between men and women.
c. The mean difference in apartment rents between apartments in two different cities.
d. The mean difference in apartment rents in a certain town between this year and last year.


(a) Paired samples

(b) Independent samples

(c) Independent samples

(d) Paired samples

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