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When I think of modern statistics, Dr C.R. Rao features on the top of the list. He once said that statistics is the technology of finding the invisible and measuring the immeasurable.
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I have received help from several sources in preparing this article. I would like to especially mention the material provided by the Indian Academy of Sciences and the book Glimpses of Indian Statistical Heritage1. I would also like to thank Prof. C. R. Rao for his help.
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Prakasa Rao, B.L.S. (2021). C. R. Rao: A Life in Statistics. In: Chaudhuri, A., Gupta, S.N., Roychoudhury, R. (eds) A Tribute to the Legend of Professor C. R. Rao. Indian Statistical Institute Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6991-7_5
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