The SPCA has kept these data records for the past 20 years. If they want to show the trend in the number of dogs they have housed, what kind of plot should they make?
A) pie chart
B) bar graph
C) histogram
D) boxplot
E) timeplot

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A timeplot would show the trend over the 20 years by plotting the number of dogs housed on the y-axis and the year on the x-axis, allowing for a clear visual display of any patterns or changes over time. Pie charts are more appropriate for displaying proportions of a whole, bar graphs are good for displaying comparisons between categorical variables, histograms for continuous numerical data, and boxplots for summarizing the distribution of numerical data.

The SPCA Has Kept These Data Records for the Past