Discussion:
Q: USA Today reported on preferred types of office communication by different age groups ("Talking Face to Face vs. Group Meetings," USA Today, October 13, 2003, A1). Suppose the results were based on a survey of 500 respondents in each age group. The results are cross-classified in the following table.
|
Type of Communication Preferred
|
|
Age Group
|
Group Meetings
|
Face-to-face Meetings with Individuals
|
E-Mails
|
Other
|
Total
|
|
Generation Y
|
180
|
260
|
50
|
10
|
500
|
|
Generation X
|
210
|
190
|
65
|
35
|
500
|
|
Boomer
|
205
|
195
|
65
|
35
|
500
|
|
Mature
|
200
|
195
|
50
|
55
|
500
|
|
Total
|
795
|
840
|
230
|
135
|
2000
|
|
At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a relationship between age group and type of communication preferred?