Margaret E. Martin

Not to be confused with Margaret P. Martin, a coeval American statistician.

Margaret E. Martin (May 6, 1912 – May 16, 2012) was an economist and statistician at the U.S. Bureau of the Budget from 1942 to 1973. She was influential in the development of U.S. economic statistics and became president of the American Statistical Association.[1]

Early life

Margaret Elizabeth Martin was the first child born to Harry Martin, a teacher, and Frances Martin in New York in 1912. Her younger siblings were Jane, Eleanor and Robert.[1][2] As an elementary student, her teachers included noted economist Clara Eliot.[3]

Education

In 1933, Martin received a bachelor's degree in economics from Barnard College, and went on to earn an MA and PhD in economics from Columbia University.[3]

Career

Martin worked for the Division of Statistical Standards of the Bureau of the Budget beginning in 1942. The Current Population Survey, which has been the primary source of labor statistics within the country, was developed by Martin and others. The survey is produced by the United States Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics now.[1]

From 1973 to 1978 Martin was the first executive director of the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) created by the United States National Research Council.[4]

Recognition

She was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1961[5] and became president in 1980.[1] In 1989 the Association awarded her the Founders Award.[4]

She was elected to the International Statistical Institute in 1973.[6]

Death

Martin died May 16, 2012, of pneumonia and congestive heart failure at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. One of her sisters was alive at the time of her death.[1]

Bibliography

  • Miron L. Straf; Margaret E. Martin (1992). Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency. National Academies. ISBN 978-0-309-09599-0.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Matt Schudel. "Margaret E. Martin, statistician". Obituary in Washington Post June 30, 2012.
  2. ^ 1930 Federal Census. Yonkers, Westchester, New York. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930.
  3. ^ a b Margaret Martin: A Leader in the Federal Statistical System. Amstat News. 2011-09-01.
  4. ^ a b Discussion - Margaret E. Martin, Committee on National Statistics. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 1982. American Statistics Association, Online Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section.
  5. ^ List of ASA Fellows Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. ^ In memoriam, International Statistical Institute, archived from the original on 2017-12-01, retrieved 2017-11-21
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