The Department of Statistics at LSE has a distinguished history. Its roots can be traced back to the appointment of Sir Arthur Lyon Bowley, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, at LSE in 1895.

Karl Pearson and the Cambridge economists -- The average man is 168 years old -- Jevons as statistician -- Jevons on the King-Davenant Law of Demand -- Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, statistician -- Galton ...

Some aspects of the work of Galton, Edgeworth, Weldon, K. Pearson, Gosset and Fisher are reviewed, with stress on continuity of development.

National Statics Day is observed every year In India on June 29. This significant day highlights the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation. The day also ...