What This Dog Actually Costs
This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition What I Built What This Dog Actually Costs estimates the lifetime cost of owning a dog by breed, and shows it as a probability distribution instead of a single number. Every "cost of a dog" article gives you one figure. "About $30,000 over its life." That number is useless the moment you look at a real dog. Breeds are wildly different,…
The What This Dog Actually Costs project estimates the lifetime cost of owning a dog by breed through a probability distribution, rather than providing a single fixed figure. The cost of owning a dog varies greatly depending on the breed, with some breeds having higher lifetime costs than others. The project uses a Monte Carlo simulation of 10,000 dog lifetimes per breed to provide a more accurate representation of the risks involved in owning a dog.
The simulation takes into account factors such as breed-specific health conditions and care costs. The results are displayed as a distribution, showing the median, typical range, and expensive tail for each breed. By allowing users to adjust deductibles and coinsurance, the project also helps users understand the potential financial impact of dog ownership.
The project was built for the DEV Weekend Challenge: Dog Days Edition and is available for use on the Streamlit platform.
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