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Statistics Day celebrated

HYDERABAD: ‘Statistics Day’ was celebrated at the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) here on Friday to coincide with the birth anniversary of P.C. Mahalanobis, with G. Subramanian, Deputy Director-General in the chair.

P. Bhima Shankaram, former head of the Indian Statistical Institute’s Standard Quality Control and Operations Research division, delivered an inspiring lecture on ‘Mahalanobis and statistics’, dwelling at length on his contribution to the field.

N.Ch. Bhattacharyulu, Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Osmania University and K.S. Prasada Rao, Deputy Director-General of the organisation, spoke. A short film on Mahalanobis, ‘Taming of Chance’, was screened.

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