J. K. Ghosh
| Jayanta Kumar Ghosh | |
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Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
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| Born |
May 23, 1937 India |
| Died | September 30, 2017 (aged 80) USA |
| Nationality |
 Indian
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| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistician |
| Institutions |
Indian Statistical Institute Purdue University |
Jayanta Kumar Ghosh or Jaẏanta Kumāra Ghosha (Bengali: জয়ন্ত কুমার ঘোষ, born May 23, 1937) was an Indian statistician, currently emeritus professor at Indian Statistical Institute and a professor of statistics at Purdue University.
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.
Among his best-known discoveries are the Bahadur–Ghosh–Kiefer representation (with R. R. Bahadur and Jack Kiefer) and the Ghosh–Pratt identity along with John W. Pratt.
His research contributions fall within the fields of:
He has published over 50 research papers. He has also published four books, which are:
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