Episode 423
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Sat, 2018-Jun-30 01:41 UTC
Length - 1:34
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With 711,531 views on Friday, 29 June 2018 our article of the day is Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893 – 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India. He founded the Indian Statistical Institute, and contributed to the design of large-scale sample surveys.
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