Margaret Gurney
Margaret Gurney (October 28, 1908 – March 19, 2002) was an American mathematician, statistician, and computer programmer. Originally trained in the mathematical study of
partial differential equations at
Swarthmore College,
Brown University, and the
University of Göttingen, she came to work for the
United States Census Bureau. There, she became known for her expertise in
sampling,
stratified sampling, and
survey methodology. At the Census Bureau she also worked as an early programmer of the
UNIVAC I computer. Later, she became an international consultant, teaching statistical methods in developing countries. She won the
Department of Commerce Silver Medal and was recognized as a
Fellow of the American Statistical Association.
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