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percentage in the “Agree” choice (31%) and Boomers in the “Neutral” choice (37%). We obtained the following results with the chi-square test: chi-square

Degrees

of P value

Freedom 2,598

4

,627

Based on the calculated chi-square of 2,493 compared with the chi-square critical value of 9,49 for 4 degrees of freedom and an alpha of 0.05, the null hypothesis is NOT rejected. So we can conclude that there is NO statistical relationship between generational cohort and the variable INFORMAL SETTING.

4.5.3.4.2 WRITTEN AND STRUCTURED: Participants were asked if they felt that the best way to transfer their know-how is in a clearly written and structured way. Responses are fairly spread in the different choices, with a clear preference for “Agree” for all generational cohorts: 54% for Boomers, 53% for Xers, and 51% for Millennials. We obtained the following results with the chi-square test: chi-square

Degrees

of P value

Freedom 1,427

4

,840

Based on the calculated chi-square of 1,427 compared with the chi-square critical value of 9,49 for 4 degrees of freedom and an alpha of 0.05, the null hypothesis is NOT rejected. So we can conclude that there is NO statistical

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