The data we will use to practice calculating chi-square are also from Inman and Mayes’s research. We will examine the relationship between age (independent variable)

and first-generation college status (the dependent variable), as shown in the following bivariate table:

Construct a bivariate table (in percentages) showing no association between age and firstgeneration college status

Age and First-Generation College Status Years of Age First-Generation 19 Years or Status Younger 20 Years or older Total Firsts 916 (33.7%) 1,018 (53.6%) 1,934 (41.9%) Nonfirsts 1,802 (66.3%) 881 (46.4%) 2,683 (58.1%) Total (N) 2,718 (100.0%) 1,899 (100.0%) 4,617 (100.0%) Source: Adapted from W. Elliot Inman and Larry Mayes, "The Importance of Being First: Unique Characteristics of First Generation Community College Students," Community College Review 26, no. 3 (1999):8.