World Statistics Day is an
international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the
United Nations Statistical Commission, it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five years.
, 103 countries celebrate a national Statistics Day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate African Statistics Day annually on 18 November. India celebrates its statistics day on 29 June, the birthday of the statistician
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. The
Royal Statistical Society in the UK also launched its ''getstats''
statistical literacy campaign on the same day at 20:10 (on 20 October 2010).
References
External links
Official site 2020Official site 2010
United Nations days
October observances
Recurring events established in 2010
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