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Term Frequency and then analyze it.

1.) Select a topic - this can be anything (movies, sports, gaming, etc)
2.) Select a statement to test such as, "Highest batting average for a shortstop from Pennsylvania."
3.) Create a Term Frequency (using binary frequency meaning 0 or 1)
4.) Create a Term Frequency (using word count as frequency)
5.) Select 10 potential Wikipedia pages and test your frequencies against the first two paragraphs.

Dog Breed

Most popular dog breed in the United States

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Dogs in the United States have significant popularity and status – they are often treated as family members.
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 Currently, the American Kennel Club is the largest registry of pure breed dogs[2] across the world.[3]

Some of the earliest archaeological traces of the existence of dogs in the United States can be dated back to 9,000
b.p.[4] Dogs came to America after crossing from Siberia to Alaska, and it was during this period that the
domestication of dogs began in America.[5]

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Between 1915 and 1940, American Kennel Club statistics were collected on a five-year basis instead of every year.
These figures show that between 1905 and 1935, the Siberian Husky was consistently in either first or second
place. In 1925, following the popularity of Chow Chow, the Pit bull displaced the Chow as the top dog. Malteses then
led the way as the most popular dog from 1936 all the way through to 1952, when the Beagle became the number
one dog until 1959. Poodles would become the most popular breed for the longest, reigning from 1960 for the next
twenty-two years until 1982, when the American Maltese fought back to take over until 1990. The Labrador
Retriever has been the most popular since 1991.[1]

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Thirteen states of the United States have designated an official state dog breed. Maryland was the first state to
name a dog breed as a state symbol, naming the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1964.[1] Pennsylvania followed the
year after, naming the Great Dane as its official breed.[2] Dog breeds are mostly affiliated with the states that they
originated in. North Carolina chose the Plott Hound as it was the only dog breed indigenous to the state.[3]
Other official state dogs also are indigenous to their state, including the Boston Terrier (Massachusetts) and
the Alaskan Malamute (Alaska).[4][5] Pennsylvania selected the Great Dane not because of its origin, but because it
was introduced by early settlers in the state to be used as a hunting and working dog;[6] it was chosen over
the Beagle, which was also proposed around the same time.[7]
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The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog originating in the United States of America. This "American Gentleman" was
accepted in 1893 by the American Kennel Club as a non-sporting breed.[2] Color and markings are important when
distinguishing this breed from the AKC standard. They should be either black, brindle or seal with white markings.[3]
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 Boston Terriers are small and compact with a short tail and erect ears. The AKC says they are highly intelligent
and very easily trained.[5] They are friendly and can be stubborn at times. The average life span of a Boston Terrier
is around 11 to 13 years.[6]
The American Kennel Club ranked the Boston Terrier as the 21st most popular breed in 2019.

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The Golden Retriever is a Scottish breed of retriever dog of medium size. It is characterized by a gentle and
affectionate nature and a striking golden coat. It is commonly kept as a pet and is among the most frequently
registered breeds in several Western countries. It is a frequent competitor in dog shows and obedience trials; it is
also used as a gundog, and may be trained for use as a guide dog.
The breed was created by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks at his Scottish estate Guisachan in the late nineteenth century.
He cross-bred Flat-coated Retrievers with Tweed Water Spaniels, with some further infusions of Red
Setter, Labrador Retriever and Bloodhound. The breed was recognized by the Kennel Club in 1913, and during
the interwar period spread to many parts of the world.

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The title of "Best in Show" is given to the dog chosen as the winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog
Show according to conformation show rules. It has its origins in the variety classes for champions that were
introduced in 1905 which included prizes for best champion dog and best champion bitch.[1][2] The title of Best in
Show at Westminster has been awarded every year beginning in 1907 except for 1923 when changes in American
Kennel Club rules prohibited mixed breed judging until a uniform process could be adopted;[3] following further
changes in rules it was awarded again in 1924.
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breeds conformation show.[4][5] It has been held in New York
City, New York annually since 1877.[6] It was held at Madison Square Garden for the first time in 1880,[7][8] and is
currently held in the modern arena of the same name.[9] Dogs are first placed in breed specific classes for Best of
Breed, with the winners moving on to the respective breed group. Winners from each group then compete for the
title of Best in Show. In each class, the individual dogs are judged against the breed standard of each dog breed.[4]

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The Pomeranian (often known as a Pom) is a breed of dog of the Spitz type that is named for the Pomerania region
in north-west Poland and north-east Germany in Central Europe. Classed as a toy dog breed because of its small
size, the Pomeranian is descended from larger Spitz-type dogs, specifically the German Spitz. It has been
determined by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale to be part of the German Spitz breed; and in many
countries, they are known as the Zwergspitz ("Dwarf Spitz").
The breed has been made popular by a number of royal owners since the 18th century. Queen Victoria owned a
particularly small Pomeranian and consequently, the smaller variety became universally popular. During Queen
Victoria's lifetime alone, the size of the breed decreased by half. Overall, the Pomeranian is a sturdy, healthy dog.
The most common health issues are luxating patella and tracheal collapse. More rarely, the breed can have
Alopecia X, a skin condition colloquially known as "black skin disease". This is a genetic disease which causes the
dog's skin to turn black and lose all or most of its hair.[1] As of 2017, in terms of registration figures, since at least
1998, the breed has ranked among the top fifty most popular breeds in the United States, and the current fashion for
small dogs has increased their popularity worldwide.

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The beagle is a breed of small scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. The beagle was
developed primarily for hunting hare known as beagling. Possessing a great sense of smell and superior tracking
instincts, the beagle is the primary breed used as a detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs
in quarantine around the world. The beagle is intelligent and is a popular pet due to its size, good temper, and a lack
of inherited health problems.
The modern breed was developed in Great Britain around the 1830s from several breeds, including the Talbot
Hound, the North Country Beagle, the Southern Hound, and possibly the Harrier.

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The Mountain Cur is a type of working dog that is bred specifically for treeing and trailing small game,
like squirrel and raccoons. They are also used for hunting and baying big game like bear and wild boar as well as
being an all-purpose farm dog. Curs are a member of the Hound group, and the Mountain Cur is one of several
varieties of cur. It can also be used as a water dog. Mainly bred in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, it has
been registered with the United Kennel Club since 1998. The Mountain Cur Breeders' Association was formed in
1957.
The Mountain Cur was brought to America nearly two hundred years ago from Europe by the colonizers of the
mountains in Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, then later Arkansas and Oklahoma, to guard family and
property as well as chase and tree game.[1] These dogs enabled the colonizers to provide meat and pelts for
personal use or trade, making them valuable in the frontier. With the advent of World War II, many of the families
who had bred them left rural areas to work in factories in the war effort. By the end of the 1940s the breed was
becoming rare. Four individuals, Hugh Stephens and Woody Huntsman of Kentucky, Carl McConnell of Virginia, and
Dewey Ledbetter of Tennessee are given credit for saving the breed from dying out and setting the Mountain Cur
breed standard. In 1956, these four founded the Original Mountain Cur Breeders' Association. Soon after,
controversy over the breed standard caused Hugh Stephen and Carl McConnell to leave the OMCBA to found the
Stephen Stock Mountain Cur Association.

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The Australian Shepherd is a breed of herding dog from the United States. Developed in California in the 19th
century, it is claimed the breed descends from a variety of herding breeds including collies imported into California
alongside sheep imported from Australia and New Zealand, the breed taking its name from the former. Originally
used solely as a herding dog, the Australian Shepherd has become one of the most popular companion dog breeds
in North America.
The Australian Shepherd descends in part from pastoral dogs brought to herd Spanish flocks in North America as
early as the 1500s.[1] There is some speculation that these dogs included the Carea Leonés, a mountain sheepdog
that can display the eye color and merle coat found in many contemporary Australian Shepherds.[1] It is sometimes
claimed that the Basque Shepherd Dog and the Pyrenean Sheepdog were also among the ancestors of the breed.[2]
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 The breed as it is known today developed in California in the 19th century, as a sheep herding dog for Californian
shepherds.[2][4][3] The Australian Shepherd is believed to have developed from a variety of herding dogs imported to
California with sheep imports, including collies from Australia and New Zealand. It was from these ancestors that the
breed took its name.[4][3]

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