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Chapter 1: Q 14. (page 24)

Disc dogs Here is a list of the breeds of dogs that won the World Canine Disc Championships from 1975 through 2016. Make a relative frequency bar graph for these data. Describe what you see.

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Only three dog breeds, Australian shepherd, Mixed breed, and Border collie, won more than 80% of the championships.

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Part (a) Step 1. Given information.

The given data is:

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Step 2. Find the relative frequency of each breed of dog.

Dog BreedNo. of DogsRelative Frequency
Other purebred
2242=0.048or4.8%
Whippet
3342=0.071or7.1%
Labrador retriever
3342=0.071or7.1%
Australian shepherd
9942=0.214or21.4%
Mixed breed
121242=0.286or28.6%
Border collie
131342=0.31or31%
Total421or100%
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Step 3. Construct a frequency bar graph.

Only three dog breeds, the Australian shepherd, mixed breed, and Border collie, won more than 80% of the championships.

The other three breeds only managed to win about 20% of the tournaments.

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