World Statistics Day
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| World Statistics Day | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 2010; 2015; 2020 |
| Frequency | Every 5 years |
World Statistics Day is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission,[1] it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five years. [2]
As of 2010[update], 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November.[3] India celebrates its statistics day on 29 June, the birthday of the statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.[4] The Royal Statistical Society in the UK also launched its getstats statistical literacy campaign on the same day at 20:10 (on 20.10.2010).[5]
The next World Statistics Day was to be celebrated on 20 October 2020.[6]
References
- ^ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/wsd/docs/PaulCheungOnWSD.pdf
- ^ "World Statistics Day". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/statistics_day/Statistics_Day.htm
- ^ http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=180211
- ^ http://www.getstats.org.uk
- ^ "World Statistics Day | Statistics". statistics.unwto.org. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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