Nathan Mantel
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Nathan Mantel was a 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 he was known for defending the tobacco industry
against claims that passive smoking
was harmful.
Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel statistics
In statistics, the Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel statistics are a collection of test statistics used in the analysis of stratified categorical data.. They are named after William G Cochran, Nathan Mantel and William Haenszel. One of these test statistics is the Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel test, which allows...
and its associated estimate, the Mantel–Haenszel odds ratio
Odds ratio
The odds ratio is a measure of effect size, describing the strength of association or non-independence between two binary data values. It is used as a descriptive statistic, and plays an important role in logistic regression...
. The Mantel–Haenszel procedure and its extensions allow data from several sources or groups to be combined while avoiding confounding
Confounding
In statistics, a confounding variable is an extraneous variable in a statistical model that correlates with both the dependent variable and the independent variable...
.
He spent much of his career working for the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
. During his career he published over 380 academic papers. Later in his life he was known for defending the tobacco industry
Tobacco industry
The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products. It is a global industry; tobacco can grow in any warm, moist environment, which means it can be farmed on all...
against claims that passive smoking
Passive smoking
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke , from tobacco products used by others. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment. Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes...
was harmful.