Construct bar chart for data important contributing factor

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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

Credit card fraud	28%
Phone or utilities fraud	19%
Bank fraud	18%
Employment fraud	13%
Other	22%

Complaint Complaints

Lack of exercise	38%
Easy access to junk food	23%
Genetics	12%
Eating unhealthy food	9%
Medical condition	8%
Overeating	7%

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?

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