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Re: [Phys-l] Dog attacks and the Poisson interval distribution



On 3/8/2012 10:33 AM, Marty Weiss wrote:
what are the stats of percentage of dog attacks being by pit bulls? most dangerous pet on earth, worse than alligators.. they should be quarantined or restricted to rural areas. I don't care what pit bull fanciers say, they are dangerous.
Using a data source used by bc, it appears that pit bulls account for about half of fatal dog attacks in the US and Rotts account for about one sixth: the remaining one third being accounted for by all other breeds.

Brian W