In New York City, dogs matched to zip code by breed It appears you can tell alot about a person by the dog breed he/she owns and even reasonably predict where they live as a New York Times analysis of dog licensing data demonstrates. ...

Lap dogs are more often found in the lap of luxury. According to the city's statistics, more Shih Tzus live on the Upper East Side in the 10021 ZIP code than in any other neighborhood in the city. And those residents also have a penchant for naming their dogs Lucy, more so than New Yorkers in any other area... [NY Times]

These are the types of statistical studies I really dig on.  They kind of sit at the edge of psychology and statistics.  Sure most of them end up drawing false or untenable correlations, but the ones that do point out true links provide some real interesting insight.  via [Dog News: weird, inspiring dog tales]
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