Nathan Mantel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nathan Mantel

American statistician

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-May-2002

Profession: university teacher, statistician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nathan Mantel (February 16, 1919 – May 26, 2002) was an American biostatistician best known for his work with William Haenszel which led to the Mantel–Haenszel test and its associated estimate, the Mantel–Haenszel odds ratio.
The Mantel–Haenszel procedure and its extensions allow data from several sources or groups to be combined while avoiding confounding.He spent much of his career working for the National Cancer Institute.
During his career, he published over 380 academic papers.
Later in his life, Mantel was known for defending the tobacco industry against claims that passive smoking was harmful.