摘要翻译：
1946年，第79届国会第588号公法成立了海军研究办公室(ONR)。它的任务是计划、促进和鼓励支持海军问题的科学研究。ONR的成立早于国家科学基金会，并引发了二战后美国科学基础设施的重新聚焦。当时，ONR是美国基础研究联邦支持的唯一来源。多萝西·吉尔福德（Dorothy Gilford）是海军研究办公室概率和统计项目的首批负责人之一（1955年至1962年），她后来担任数学科学司司长（1962年至1968年）。在ONR期间，多萝西影响了统计学和数学的许多领域，并在促进跨学科项目方面走在了她的前面。多萝西继续她的职业生涯在国家教育统计中心（1969年至1974年）。她积极开展不同国家教育成果的国际比较，这影响了美国的教育政策。Dorothy后来在国家科学院担任许多职务，包括人力资源研究主任(1975-1978)、国家统计委员会高级统计师（1978-1988）和国际教育比较研究委员会主任（1988-1994）。以下是2004年3月我们与Dorothy Gilford的对话。我们发现她是一个有趣的人，一个了不起的统计学家。我们希望你同意。
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英文标题：
《A Conversation with Dorothy Gilford》
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作者：
Edward J. Wegman, Wendy L. Martinez
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最新提交年份：
2007
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分类信息：

一级分类：Statistics        统计学
二级分类：Methodology        方法论
分类描述：Design, Surveys, Model Selection, Multiple Testing, Multivariate Methods, Signal and Image Processing, Time Series, Smoothing, Spatial Statistics, Survival Analysis, Nonparametric and Semiparametric Methods
设计，调查，模型选择，多重检验，多元方法，信号和图像处理，时间序列，平滑，空间统计，生存分析，非参数和半参数方法
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英文摘要：
  In 1946, Public Law 588 of the 79th Congress established the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Its mission was to plan, foster and encourage scientific research in support of Naval problems. The establishment of ONR predates the National Science Foundation and initiated the refocusing of scientific infrastructure in the United States following World War II. At the time, ONR was the only source for federal support of basic research in the United States. Dorothy Gilford was one of the first Heads of the Probability and Statistics program at the Office of Naval Research (1955 to 1962), and she went on to serve as Director of the Mathematical Sciences Division (1962 to 1968). During her time at ONR, Dorothy influenced many areas of statistics and mathematics and was ahead of her time in promoting interdisciplinary projects. Dorothy continued her career at the National Center for Education Statistics (1969 to 1974). She was active in starting international comparisons of education outcomes in different countries, which has influenced educational policy in the United States. Dorothy went on to serve in many capacities at the National Academy of Sciences, including Director of Human Resources Studies (1975 to 1978), Senior Statistician on the Committee on National Statistics (1978 to 1988) and Director of the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (1988 to 1994). The following is a conversation we had with Dorothy Gilford in March of 2004. We found her to be an interesting person and a remarkable statistician. We hope you agree.
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PDF链接：
https://arxiv.org/pdf/710.4768