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Noted Indian statistician Prof. C.R. Rao, a nonagenarian, has been selected for the Guy Medal in Gold of the Royal Statistical Society, UK.
It is a rare honour for he is the first Asian, first non-European and non-American to be selected.
The award will be presented to Prof. Rao in June at a function in London, according to the CR Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Sciences (AIMSCS), here.
In the 115 years history of Royal Statistical Society, he is the 34th recipient of the award.
Another award
Meanwhile, JNTU-Kakinada has also decided to confer an Honorary Doctorate upon the 91-year-old Padmavibhushan award winner at its first convocation on February 6.
In his comments, Prof Rao highlighted the importance of statistics.
It can be useful in detecting frauds such as stamp scams and fake notes, he said.. Statistics can also be used to curtail black money, he added.
Prof Rao is a former Director of Indian Statistical Institute, Eberly Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Director, Center for Multivariate Analysis Pennsylvania State University, US.
He has authored 14 books and 350 research papers.
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