What major differences exist between plots for three years

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The following table presents the homeownership rates, in percentages, by state for the years 1985, 1996 and 2002. These values represent the proportion of homes owned by the occupant to the total number of occupied homes.

State	1985	1996	2002	State	1985	1996	2002
Alabama	70.4	71.0	73.5	Montana	66.5	68.6	693
Alaska	61.2	62.9	67.3	Nebraska	685	66.8	68.4
Arizona	64.7	62.0	65.9	Nevada	57.0	61.1	65.5
Arkansas	66.6	66.6	70.2	New Hampshire	65.5	65.0	69.5
California	54.2	55.0	58.0	New Jersey	623	64.6	67.2
Colorado	63.6	64.5	69.1	New Mexico	68.2	67.1	70.3
Connecticut	69.0	69.0	71.6	New York	50.3	52.7	55.0
Delaware	70.3	715	75.6	North Carolina	68.0	70.4	70.0
Dist. of Columbia	37.4	40.4	44.1	North Dakota	69.9	68.2	695
Florida	67.2	67.1	68.7	Ohio	67.9	692	72.0
Georgia	62.7	69.3	71.7	Oklahoma	705	68.4	69.4
Hawaii	51.0	50.6	57.4	Oregon	61.5	63.1	66.2
Idaho	71.0	71.4	73.0	Pennsylvania	71.6	71.7	74.0
Illinois	60.6	68.2	70.2	Rhode Island	61.4	56.6	59.6
Indiana	67.6	74.2	75.0	South Carolina	72.0	72.9	77.3
Iowa	69.9	72.8	73.9	South Dakota	67.6	67.8	71.5
Kansas	68.3	67.5	702	Tennessee	67.6	68.8	70.1
Kentucky	683	73.2	73.5	Texas	603	61.8	63.8
Louisiana	70.2	64.9	67.1	Utah	713	72.7	72.7
Maine	73.7	76.5	73.9	Vermont	69.5	703	70.2
Maryland	65.6	66.9	72.0	Virginia	683	68.5	743
Massachusetts	60.5	61.7	62.7	Washington	66.8	63.1	67.0
Michigan	70.7	73.3	76.0	West Virginia	75.9	74.3	77.0
Minnesota	70.0	75.4	77.3	Wisconsin	63.8	68.2	72.0
Mississippi	69.6	73.0	74.8	Wyoming	731	68.0	72.8
Missouri	69.2	70.2	74.6

a. Construct a relative frequency histogram plot for the homeownership data given in the table for the years 1985, 1996, and 2002.

b. What major differences exist between the plots for the three years?

c. Why do you think the plots have changed over these 17 years?

d. How could Congress use the information in these plots for writing tax laws that allow major tax deductions for homeownership?

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