For which contribution is P.C. Mahalanobis regarded highly by statisticians and economists all over the world?
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P.C. Mahalanobis established the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta and started a journal, Sankhya, which still serves as a respected forum for statisticians to discuss their ideas. Both, the ISI and Sankhya, are highly regarded by statisticians and economists all over the world even today.
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