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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, [5] FASc, [6] FRS [2] (29 June 1893– 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and 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.
Jun 25, 2024 · P.C. Mahalanobis, Indian statistician who devised the Mahalanobis distance and was instrumental in formulating India’s strategy for industrialization in the Second Five-Year Plan (1956–61). For his pioneering work, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, one of India’s highest honors, by the Indian government in 1968.
Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis is also known as the father of Indian Statistics. He was a physicist by training, a statistician by instinct and a planner by conviction.
4 days ago · Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, an eminent Indian scientist and statistician, is often hailed as the father of the Indian Budget. Renowned for his pioneering work in statistics, Mahalanobis played a crucial role in shaping India’s economic planning post-independence. Mahalanobis’s role in Indian national economic planning was pivotal.
Prasanta Mahalanobis was an Indian mathematiccian who made important contibutions to statistics and to its application in meteorology and anthropology. View four larger pictures. Biography. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis's parents were Probodh Chandra and Nirodbashini.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, considered the father of modern statistics in India, founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), shaped the Planning Commission and pioneered...
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, considered the father of modern statistics in India, founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), shaped the Planning Commission and pioneered methodologies for...
Jun 29, 2018 · Understanding the legacy of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the father of Indian statistical research. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, India’s ‘Plan Man’, would have turned 125 today. Here’s an incomplete list of his contributions to his nation and his society. Written by Atanu Biswas. Updated: June 29, 2018 18:15 IST. Follow Us.
Jun 29, 2018 · An Indian scientist and applied statistician, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, known as ‘PCM’ was best remembered for introducing the Mahalanobis distance and being one of the main members of the first Planning Commission of India.
Jun 29, 2018 · Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis was a renowned Indian scientist and applied statistician who founded the Indian Statistical Institute and devised the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure.
