A company has been accused of age discrimination in their hiring practices. The Fair Work Ombudsmen examines the practice of the company over the last two years and the observed hiring practice is shown in the table below. Is there any evidence of discrimination?

Contribution to chi - squared Observed Hired Not ( Expected ) Hired Total Hired Not Hired Less than 79 1758 40 (70.53 ) 1 716 6 47 ) 1207 1017 0.062 At least 40 165 166 * * * * ( 9 . 47 ) ( * * * * ) 0.458 Total 80 1232102