Raghu Raj Bahadur

Raghu Raj Bahadur
Born New Delhi India
Residence United States
Fields Mathematical statistics
Institutions University of Chicago
Alma mater Delhi University, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Known for Bahadur Efficiency, Anderson-Bahadur algorithm

Raghu Raj Bahadur (30 April 1924 – 7 July 1997) was an Indian born mathematical statistician considered by peers to be "one of the architects of the modern theory of mathematical statistics"[1]. He published numerous papers[2] and is best known for the concept of "Bahadur Efficiency"[3].

The Anderson-Bahadur algorithm[4] is used in statistics and engineering for solving binary classification problems when the underlying data have multivariate normal distributions with different covariance matrices. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986.[5]

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  1. ^ [1] Obituary in "The University of Chicago Chronicle"
  2. ^ [2] Bahadur's CV hosted at University of Chicago
  3. ^ [3] A paper about Bahadur Efficiency
  4. ^ Classification into two multivariate normal distributions with different covariance matrices (1962), T W Anderson, R R Bahadur, Annals of Mathematical Statistics
  5. ^ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf. Retrieved 5 May 2011.