Comparing two populations

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I have sampled from two separate populations, and I want to figure out which population is better.

Population 1 has an average score of 84.1 and a standard deviation of 11.8. Population 2 has an average score of 95.8 and a standard deviation of 13.5.

Assume that all samples are independent, and the sample size is 500 for each population.

What is the best way to prove that a random sample from population 2 will result in a greater score (on average) than a random sample from population 1?

What statistic do I need? Confidence interval? Tolerance interval?