Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: A Biography

by Ashok Rudra

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972) pioneered the use of statistics in India, helping to found the Indian Statistical Institute, the Central Statistical Organization, and the National Sample Survey. He built the statistical database of the Indian economy, inspired research in quantitative economics, and was the architect of the Second Five Year Plan. Also, as illustrated in this detailed biography, Professor Mahalanobis took much interest in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195636791
• ISBN13: 9780195636796
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"