Question

A local newspaper reports that more people are bitten by brown dogs than any other color. What additional information do you need to know to determine if brown dogs are more likely to bite?

Answer 1

To determine whether brown dogs are more likely to bite, we may require few statistical information which are stated below.

i) Total number of people bitten by dogs in a year. This data should be analysed area/region wise.

ii) Breeds of dogs that have greater tendency to bite. While analysing this data we require to note the colours of each dog that falls into the particular breed.

iii) It is important to know whether dog bite cases are more among stray dogs or pet dogs.

iv) Proper analysis of the situation in which the dog bite occured is also required along with the colours of the dogs that bites.

v) Area wise colour distribution of dogs along with their breed is another data to be analysed.

After analyzing all the above details in detail, we will be able to determine whether brown dogs are more prone to bite.