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Reference numberRR/68/391
LevelItem
TitleReferee's report by Alexander Craig Aitken, on a paper 'On large-scale sample surveys' by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Date[1943]
DescriptionSectional Committee: Mathematics

No clear statement regarding publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. The paper is of such scope that there isn't time to appraise it in detail. The paper is important both theoretically and administratively. Cannot find fault in the statistical theory. Finds the paper more suitable for publication as a book or monograph, as it has so much bearing on economics and administration.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

No received date.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionStandardised form (type E)
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rstb.1944.0002 Vol.231 1944
Related records in the catalogueRR/68/392
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1487Aitken; Alexander Craig (1895 - 1967)1895 - 1967
NA7760Mahalanobis; Prasanta Chandra (1893 - 1972)1893 - 1972
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