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Table 5 shows the actual and expected numbers of young growing firms about their median size, classified by technology level (high technology and non–high technology) and mode of growth. A median test rejected the null hypothesis of equal proportions about the median for acquiring and non–acquiring non–high technology firms in France (Yates corrected ?2 = 12.92; p<0.005) but did not reject it for high–technology firms (Yates corrected ?2 = 0.26; p>0.1).
Only one high technology firm in Ireland and none in Scotland are recorded as having made an acquisition, compared with 4 non–high technology firms in Ireland and one in Scotland.

TABLE 5
Actual and (expected) numbers of young growing firms about their median size, classified by technology level and mode of growth France

non–high technology firms high technology firms

	acquisition	organic	row total		acquisition	organic	row total
>median	24	83	107	>median	4	32	36
(82.5)	(14.5)	(92.5)		(96)	(2.9)	(33.1)
<median	5	102	107	<median	2	36	38
(82.5)	(14.5)	(92.5)		(96)	(3.1)	(34.9)
column total	29	185	214	column total	6	68	74

Ireland

non–high technology firms high technology firms

	acquisition	organic	row total		acquisition	organic	row total
>median	4	17	21	>median	1	2	3
(70)				(77.5)
<median	0	22	22	<median	0	3	3
(70)				(77.5)
column total	4	39	43	column total	1	5	6

Scotland

non–high technology firms high technology firms

	acquisition	organic	row total		acquisition	organic	row total
>median	1	17	18	>median	0	4	4
(81.5)				(102.5)
<median	0	18	18	<median	0	4	4
(81.5)				(102.5)
column total	1	35	36	column total	0	4	4

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