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C.R. Rao’s Influence on Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys

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Prof. C. R. Rao’s Birth Centenary is being celebrated by statistical communities all over the world from 10 September 2019. In this paper, we shall present a brief biographical sketch of the living legend C. R. Rao and discuss some of his contributions in the areas of theory and practice of sample surveys which have resulted in certain important aspects.

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Based on a talk given at the International Conference of the 39th Convention of the Indian Society for Probability and Statistics held at Utkal University, Bhuvaneswar, December 21–23, 2019.

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Rao, T.J. C.R. Rao’s Influence on Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys. J Indian Soc Probab Stat 21, 123–134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41096-020-00078-8

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