{"title":"“A life to enlighten us”: Remembering C. R. Rao, 1920–2023","authors":"Cathleen O'Grady","doi":"10.1093/jrssig/qmad090","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n Professor C. R. Rao, the celebrated statistician whose work shaped the landscape of modern statistics, passed away on 22 August in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 102. A true giant in the field of statistics, Rao's monumental contributions have left an indelible mark on both academic and practical spheres. Some of those who knew him best talk to Cathleen O'Grady about his brilliant mind and immense legacy, as well as his famed gentleness and humility","PeriodicalId":35454,"journal":{"name":"Significance","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Significance","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmad090","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Mathematics","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Professor C. R. Rao, the celebrated statistician whose work shaped the landscape of modern statistics, passed away on 22 August in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 102. A true giant in the field of statistics, Rao's monumental contributions have left an indelible mark on both academic and practical spheres. Some of those who knew him best talk to Cathleen O'Grady about his brilliant mind and immense legacy, as well as his famed gentleness and humility
SignificanceMathematics-Statistics and Probability
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1.40
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96
期刊介绍:
Significance is a quarterly magazine for anyone interested in statistics and the analysis and interpretation of data. Its aim is to communicate and demonstrate in an entertaining, thought-provoking and non-technical way the practical use of statistics in all walks of life and to show informatively and authoritatively how statistics benefit society.