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[CQ-Contest] Check Year Distribution

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Check Year Distribution
From: "Barry Merrill" <barry@mxg.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:20:33 -0600
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With my best performance ever in a CW SS, I've tabulated the 
Frequency Distribution of Check Year; the peak year was 1962
with 55 stations (4.7 percent), and the Cumulative Percent
shows that 50% of the stations were licensed in 1966 or earlier.

73

Barry, W5GN

             Frequency Distribution of Check Year, 2008 CW SS, W5GN

  CK                                                                   Cum.
Cum.
                                                                 Freq  Freq  
Percent
Percent
1919   ,*                                                           1     1     
0.09
0.09
1924   ,**                                                          2     3     
0.17
0.26
1931   ,*                                                           1     4     
0.09
0.34
1932   ,*                                                           1     5     
0.09
0.43
1933   ,*                                                           1     6     
0.09
0.51
1934   ,*                                                           1     7     
0.09
0.60
1936   ,*                                                           1     8     
0.09
0.68
1940   ,**                                                          2    10     
0.17
0.85
1943   ,*                                                           1    11     
0.09
0.94
1946   ,**                                                          2    13     
0.17
1.11
1947   ,****                                                        4    17     
0.34
1.45
1948   ,*****                                                       5    22     
0.43
1.88
1949   ,******                                                      6    28     
0.51
2.39
1950   ,***                                                         3    31     
0.26
2.65
1951   ,*********                                                   9    40     
0.77
3.42
1952   ,******************                                         18    58     
1.54
4.96
1953   ,**********************                                     22    80     
1.88
6.84
1954   ,*************************************                      37   117     
3.16
10.00
1955   ,*************************************                      37   154     
3.16
13.16
1956   ,***********************************                        35   189     
2.99
16.15
1957   ,******************************************                 42   231     
3.59
19.74
1958   ,*************************************************          49   280     
4.19
23.93
1959   ,**********************************************             46   326     
3.93
27.86
1960   ,***********************************                        35   361     
2.99
30.85
1961   ,***************************************                    39   400     
3.33
34.19
1962   ,*******************************************************    55   455     
4.70
38.89
1963   ,*************************************                      37   492     
3.16
42.05
1964   ,*****************************                              29   521     
2.48
44.53
1965   ,****************************************                   40   561     
3.42
47.95
1966   ,***************************                                27   588     
2.31
50.26
1967   ,****************************************                   40   628     
3.42
53.68
1968   ,*********************************                          33   661     
2.82
56.50
1969   ,*********************************                          33   694     
2.82
59.32
1970   ,************************************                       36   730     
3.08
62.39
1971   ,*************************                                  25   755     
2.14
64.53
1972   ,************************                                   24   779     
2.05
66.58
1973   ,****************************                               28   807     
2.39
68.97
1974   ,**************                                             14   821     
1.20
70.17
1975   ,********************                                       20   841     
1.71
71.88
1976   ,*****************************************                  41   882     
3.50
75.38
1977   ,*********************************                          33   915     
2.82
78.21
1978   ,**********************                                     22   937     
1.88
80.09
1979   ,*********************                                      21   958     
1.79
81.88
1980   ,************                                               12   970     
1.03
82.91
1981   ,************                                               12   982     
1.03
83.93
1982   ,*********                                                   9   991     
0.77
84.70
1983   ,************                                               12  1003     
1.03
85.73
1984   ,****                                                        4  1007     
0.34
86.07
1985   ,****                                                        4  1011     
0.34
86.41
1986   ,************                                               12  1023     
1.03
87.44
1987   ,*********                                                   9  1032     
0.77
88.21
1988   ,*******                                                     7  1039     
0.60
88.80
1989   ,******                                                      6  1045     
0.51
89.32
1990   ,*********                                                   9  1054     
0.77
90.09
1991   ,**********                                                 10  1064     
0.85
90.94
1992   ,********                                                    8  1072     
0.68
91.62
1993   ,*********                                                   9  1081     
0.77
92.39
1994   ,*******                                                     7  1088     
0.60
92.99
1995   ,******                                                      6  1094     
0.51
93.50
1996   ,************                                               12  1106     
1.03
94.53
1997   ,**                                                          2  1108     
0.17
94.70
1998   ,*****                                                       5  1113     
0.43
95.13
1999   ,****                                                        4  1117     
0.34
95.47
2000   ,******                                                      6  1123     
0.51
95.98
2001   ,**                                                          2  1125     
0.17
96.15
2002   ,******                                                      6  1131     
0.51
96.67
2003   ,******                                                      6  1137     
0.51
97.18
2004   ,**********                                                 10  1147     
0.85
98.03
2005   ,**********                                                 10  1157     
0.85
98.89
2006   ,******                                                      6  1163     
0.51
99.40
2007   ,****                                                        4  1167     
0.34
99.74
2008   ,***                                                         3  1170     
0.26
100.00
       ,
       ========================================================
            5    10   15   20   25   30   35   40   45   50   55

                        Frequency Count

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