Jayanta Kumar Ghosh

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Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
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Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
Born (1937-05-23) May 23, 1937 (age 86)
India
Nationality Flag of India.svg Indian
Fields Statistician
Institutions Indian Statistical Institute
Purdue University
Alma mater University of Calcutta

Jayanta Kumar Ghosh or Jaẏanta Kumāra Ghosha (Bengali: জয়ন্ত কুমার ঘোষ, born May 23, 1937) is an Indian statistician, currently emeritus professor at Indian Statistical Institute and a professor of statistics at Purdue University.

Education

He obtained a B.S. from Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, and subsequently a M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Calcutta. He started his research career in the early 1960s, studying sequential analysis as a graduate student in the department of statistics at the University of Calcutta.[1]

Research

Among his best-known discoveries are the Bahadur–Ghosh–Kiefer representation (with R. R. Bahadur and Jack Kiefer)[2] and the Ghosh–Pratt identity along with John W. Pratt.[3]

His research contributions fall within the fields of:

Awards/Honors

Bibliography

He has published over 50 research papers. He has also published four books, which are:

References

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