Education
In 1933, Martin received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Barnard College, and went on to earn an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in economics from.
In 1933, Martin received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Barnard College, and went on to earn an Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in economics from.
She was influential in the development of United States. economic statistics and became president of the American Statistical Association. She was born in New York in 1912. Her younger siblings were Jane, Eleanor and Robert.
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 United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics now.
From 1973-1978 Martin was the first executive director of the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) created by the United States National Research Council. In 1980, Martin became president of the American Statistical Association.
In 1989 the Association awarded her its American Statistical Association Founders Award.
Martin died May 16, 2012 of pneumonia and congestive heart failure at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.