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Average Life Expectancy of UK Dog Breeds

Project Lead: Dr Kirsten McMillan

1st November 2019

Project objectives:

Gather data regarding the birth and death of pet dogs from pet insurance companies.
Apply survival analysis, in order to ascertain the average life expectancy of all UK canine breeds.

Dogs Trust

Average Life Expectancy of UK Dog Breeds

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