Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781305115347
Author: Roxy Peck; Chris Olsen; Jay L. Devore
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 3, Problem 16CRE
An article that appeared in USA TODAY (September 3, 2003) included a graph similar to the one shown here summarizing responses from polls conducted in 1978, 1991, and 2003 in which a sample of American adults were asked whether or not it was a good time or a bad time to buy a house.
- a. Construct a time series plot that shows how the percentage that thought it was a good time to buy a house has changed over time.
- b. Add a new line to the plot from Part (a) showing the percentage that thought it was a bad time to buy a house over time. Be sure to label the lines clearly.
- c. Which graph, the given bar chart or the time series plot, best shows the trend over time?
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