Margaret P. Martin

Margaret P. Martin
Born(1915-04-22)April 22, 1915
DiedMay 3, 2012(2012-05-03) (aged 97)
Roseville, Minnesota
OccupationMathematician
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
ThesisSome new systems of orthogonal polynomials on algebraic curves (1944)
Academic advisorsDunham Jackson
Academic work
DisciplineStatistics
Sub-disciplineBiostatistics
InstitutionsVanderbilt University,
University of Minnesota,
Columbia University,
Syracuse University,
Johns Hopkins University,
U.S.D.A. Forest Service

Margaret Pearl Martin (April 22, 1915 – May 3, 2012) was an American statistician, associated with the University of Minnesota. Most of her statistical research was performed as a consultant on public health studies, in connection with her work teaching statistics in medical schools.