National Statistics Day 2021: June 29 is celebrated as National Statistics Day which is also the birth anniversary of late Professor Prashant Chandra Mahalanobis. Known as the ‘Father of Indian Statistics’, Mahalanobis was born on June 29, 1893 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal.
Who is PC Mahalanobis?
Mahalanobis is credited with a statistical measure, the Mahalanobis distance. This formula is used to find the distance between a point and a distribution, based on measurements in multiple dimensions. It is widely used in the field of cluster analysis and classification.
He also founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and contributed significantly to the design of large-scale sample surveys. For all his contributions in this field, Mahalanobis is regarded as the father of modern statistics in India.
Mahalanobis was also a member of the first Planning Commission of India.
Significance of National Statistics Day
June 29 is dedicated to honor Mahalonobis’s invaluable contribution to the establishment of the National Statistical System, the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation said in a release.
Consequent to the pandemic, the main event of Statistics Day, 2021 is being organized through video conferencing/ webcasting at NITI Aayog, New Delhi.
importance of data
Statistics is one of the most important subjects which forms the basis of economic plans and policies. It presents the facts in a precise and definite form. It plays an important role in the field of health and helps in conducting social surveys. This is also an essential part of mathematics.
2021 National Statistics Day Theme
The theme of this year’s National Statistics Day is ending hunger, achieving food security and better nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture (the Sustainable Development Goals or SDG 2 of the United Nations). Goal 2 seeks “sustainable solutions to end hunger in all forms and achieve food security by 2030.”
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