The 2019 Economics Nobel brought the discussion on randomised controlled trials (RCTs) into our drawing rooms. However, RCT is a century- old statistical technique and has extensively been used in ...

The Mahalanobis-Taguchi System (MTS) has evolved into a robust tool for multivariate data classification and optimisation, merging statistical distance measures with the design philosophy of robust ...

India celebrates National Statistics Day on the birth anniversary Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, the legendary Indian scientist and statistician. Popularly known as PC Mahalanobis, he is best known for ...

Google, on Friday, honoured Indian scientist, mathematician and statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis with a colourful doodle on the 125th anniversary of his birth. The doodle reflected what the ...

This renowned scientist, statistician helped formulate the blueprint for India’s industrialisation. He also founded Indian Statistical Institute and devised the Mahalanobis distance. Born in Calcutta ...

The market dislocations that followed the subprime crisis were an illustration of varying investment opportunities. Like credit cardholders who, having stretched their budgets during the years of ...

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, considered the father of modern statistics in India, founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), shaped the Planning Commission and pioneered methodologies for ...

Mahalanobis also conducted pioneering studies in anthropometry. Anthropometry is the scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body. He also founded the Indian Statistical ...