Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician who made pioneering contributions to statistical science and economic planning. He developed the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure used in multivariate analysis, and founded the Indian Statistical Institute. His work on large-scale sample surveys and anthropometric studies helped build India's statistical capacity, and he is remembered as the father of statistics in India.
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P27 (country of citizenship): British Raj
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P20 (place of death): Kolkata, India
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P27 (country of citizenship): Dominion of India
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P19 (place of birth): Kolkata, India
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P27 (country of citizenship): India
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P800 (notable work): Mahalanobis distance
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P800 (notable work): Mahalanobis model
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Infobox fields: Mathematics, statistics
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Infobox fields: Mathematics, statistics
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS (29 June 1893-28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and statistician.
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