2.63 Table below gives the number of households in the United States for the years 1970 to 2002

(U.S. Census Bureau).

a Make a time series plot. Comment on the trend observed over the years 1970 to 2002.
b Consider percent of households by size during years 1900 and 2000, listed in table below. Make appropriate plots to compare the distribution of household size in the years 1990 and 2000. Describe and compare the distributions. Comment on the changes observed in the distribution of household sizes over a century.

c Now put the information obtained in parts (a)
and

(b) together and write a short note describing household and size distribution in the United States over the last century.

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Year Number of Households (in thousands) 1790 558 1890 12,690 1900 15,964 1930 29,905 1940 34,949 1950 43,468 1955 47,788 1960 52,610 1965 57,251 1970 62,874 1975 71,120 1980 80,776 1985 86,789 1990 93,347 1995 98,990 2000 104,705 2002 109,297