Evolution of statistics in India

Ghosh, J. K. ; Maiti, P. ; Rao, T. J. ; Sinha, B. K. (1999) Evolution of statistics in India International Statistical Review, 67 (1). pp. 13-34. ISSN 0306-7734

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Abstract

This is a brief history of the evolution of official and academic Statistics in India which focuses mainly on the period 1930 to 1960 but traces its origins in antiquity and recent history. We also comment on how Statistics has continued to evolve since the 1960's. This is a history of both institutions and people, who built and shaped them, and of ideas.

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Keywords:Statistical System in India; Mahalanobis; Statistics as a Key Technology; Five Year Plans; Data Requirements; Central Statistical Organisation; National Sample Survey; Statistics in Indian Research Institutions and Universities
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