The article "Fraud, Identity Theft Af?ict Consumers" (San Luis Obispo Tribune, February 2, 2005) included the accompanying breakdown of identity theft complaints by type.
Type of Percent of All
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Credit card fraud
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28%
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Phone or utilities fraud
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19%
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Bank fraud
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18%
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Employment fraud
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13%
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Other
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22%
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Complaint Complaints
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Lack of exercise
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38%
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Easy access to junk food
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23%
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Genetics
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12%
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Eating unhealthy food
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9%
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Medical condition
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8%
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Overeating
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7%
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A 2005 AP-IPSOS poll found that 21% of American adults surveyed said their child was heavier than doctors recommend. The reasons given as the most important contributing factor to the child's weight problem is summarized in the accompanying table.
Construct a bar chart for these data and write a sentence or two commenting on the most common types of identity theft complaints.
a. Construct a bar chart for the data on the most important contributing factor.
b. Do you think that it would be reasonable to combine some of these contributing factors into a single category? If so, which categories would you combine and why?