National Statistics Day 2021: Interesting Facts About Statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

Since 2007, the National Statistics Day is widely known on June 29 yearly in India. The National Statistics Day is noticed to popularize the usage of statistics in on a regular basis life and sensitise the general public as to how statistics assist in shaping and framing insurance policies. It’s celebrated on the start anniversary of well-known scientist and statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. This 12 months, India is celebrating 127th start anniversary of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. On this National Statistics Day, LatestLY lists some attention-grabbing info about Professor Mahalanobis.

• • Born in West Bengal on June 29, 1893, statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is finest remembered for the idea of Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure.

• • Mahalanobis pursued his training at Brahmo Boys Faculty in then Calcutta after which he joined the Presidency Faculty.

• • Thought of as the daddy of recent statistics in India, Mahalanobis based the Indian Statistical Institute.

• • He was additionally one of many members of the primary Planning Fee of India.

• • The statistician contributed to the design of large-scale pattern surveys in India.

• • He died on June 28, 1972, on the age of 78.

In 2018, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched a commemorative coin of Rs 125 denomination on the event of 12th Statistics Day and 125th start anniversary of scientist Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. An audio clip, dwelling on the three-decade-long relationship between Mahalanobis and Rabindranath Tagore, with voice-over of famous actor Barun Chanda, was additionally launched on the institute at this time on the event.