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WORLD STATISTICS
DAY |
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Date-wise Events |
October 20 |
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Description |
- It was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010
worldwide.
- The United Nations Statistical Commission declared the
day.
- As of 2010, 103 countries celebrate a national
Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly
celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November.
- The next World Statistics Day was celebrated in 2015.
- The Royal Statistical Society in the UK also launched
its getstats statistical literacy campaign on the same day.
- In recognition of the notable contribution made by Prof.
Prasanta
Chandra Mahalanobis in the fields of economic planning
and statistical development in the post independent era, the
Govt. of India had decided to designate 29th June
every year, coinciding with his birth anniversary,
as Statistics Day in the category of special day to be
celebrated at the national level.
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