A study was conducted to investigate whether the mean price of a dozen eggs was different for two different grocery stores, Store A and Store B, in a large city. A carton of one dozen eggs from each store was randomly selected for each of 35 weeks, for a total sample size of 35 cartons from each store. The mean price of the 35 cartons was recorded for each store. The difference in the mean carton price for the stores will be calculated. Which of the following is the appropriate test for the study?

A one-sample z -test for a population proportion

A one-sample t -test for a sample mean

A matched-pairs t -test for a mean difference

A two-sample t-test for a difference between population means

A two-sample z-test for a difference between population proportions