Michael John Romer Healy

NameMichael John Romer Healy
Job titleStatistican, Ex-RRes (1947-1965) a British statistician known for his contributions to statistical computing, auxology, laboratory statistics and quality control, and methods for analysing longitudinal data, among other areas
Web address (URL)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Healy_(statistician)
Preferred citationHealy, M. J. R.
TitleHealy, M. J. R.

Research outputs

Modern Methods of Plant Analysis/Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse

Healy, M. J. R., Paech, K. and Tracey, M. V. 2013. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis/Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis/Moderne Methoden der Pflanzenanalyse. 2.

Variation in the long-tailed field-mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus (L.)) in the Channel Islands

Delany, M. J. and Healy, M. J. R. 1967. Variation in the long-tailed field-mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus (L.)) in the Channel Islands. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 166 (1005), pp. 408-421. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1967.0004

Variation in the Long‐tailed field‐mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in South‐West England

Delany, M. J. and Healy, M. J. R. 1967. Variation in the Long‐tailed field‐mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in South‐West England. Journal Of Zoology. 152 (3), pp. 319-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1967.tb01647.x

Variation in white-toothed shrews Crocidura spp) in the British Isles

Delany, M. J. and Healy, M. J. R. 1966. Variation in white-toothed shrews Crocidura spp) in the British Isles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 164, pp. 63-74.

Descriptive uses of discriminant functions

Healy, M. J. R. 1965. Descriptive uses of discriminant functions. Mathematics and computer science in biology and medicine. pp. 93-102.

Biometrical studies on some common cirripedes I. Balanus balanoides: measurements of the scuta and terga of animals from a wide geographical range

Barnes, H. and Healy, M. J. R. 1965. Biometrical studies on some common cirripedes I. Balanus balanoides: measurements of the scuta and terga of animals from a wide geographical range. Journal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom. 45 (3), pp. 779-789. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400016593

The combination of locomotor features of the primate shoulder girdle by canonical analysis

Ashton, E. H., Healy, M. J. R., Oxnard, C. E. and Spence, T. F. 1965. The combination of locomotor features of the primate shoulder girdle by canonical analysis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 147 (4), pp. 406-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1966.tb02908.x

Variation in the long-tailed field-mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus (L.)) in North-West Scotland II. Simultaneous examination of all characters

Delany, M. J. and Healy, M. J. R. 1964. Variation in the long-tailed field-mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus (L.)) in North-West Scotland II. Simultaneous examination of all characters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 161 (983), pp. 200-207. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1964.0089

A property of the multinomial distribution and the determination of appropriate scores

Healy, M. J. R. 1964. A property of the multinomial distribution and the determination of appropriate scores. Biometrika. 51 (1-2), pp. 265-266.

Note on the use of procedures

Healy, M. J. R. 1964. Note on the use of procedures. Communications of the Association of computer machinery. 7 (12), p. 735.

How should we reform the teaching of statistics?

Yates, F. and Healy, M. J. R. 1964. How should we reform the teaching of statistics? Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society). 127 (2), pp. 199-210. https://doi.org/10.2307/2344003

Bibliography of the works of Sir Ronald Fisher

Healy, M. J. R. 1963. Bibliography of the works of Sir Ronald Fisher. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society). 216, pp. 170-178.

Fitting a Quadratic

Healy, M. J. R. 1963. Fitting a Quadratic. Biometrics. 19 (2), pp. 362-363.

Fiducial limits for a variance component

Healy, M. J. R. 1963. Fiducial limits for a variance component. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 25 (1), pp. 128-130.

A Subject Index to the Kendall‐Doig Bibliography of Statistical Literature

Healy, M. J. R. 1963. A Subject Index to the Kendall‐Doig Bibliography of Statistical Literature. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society). 126 (2), pp. 270-275. https://doi.org/10.2307/2982369

Programming multiple regression

Healy, M. J. R. 1963. Programming multiple regression. The Computer Journal. 6 (1), pp. 57-61. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/6.1.57

FORTRAN subroutines for time series analysis

Healy, M. J. R. and Bogert, B. P. 1963. FORTRAN subroutines for time series analysis. Communications of the ACM. 6 (1), pp. 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1145/366193.366221

Wheat yields in England, 1815-59

Healy, M. J. R. and Jones , E. L. 1962. Wheat yields in England, 1815-59. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society). 125 (4), pp. 574-579. https://doi.org/10.2307/2982614

The effect of age grouping on the distribution of a measurement affected by growth.

Healy, M. J. R. 1962. The effect of age grouping on the distribution of a measurement affected by growth. American journal of physical anthropology. 20, pp. 49-50. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330200122

The place of mathematics in biology

Healy, M. J. R. 1962. The place of mathematics in biology . Biology and human affairs.

Some basic statistical techniques in soil zoology

Healy, M. J. R. 1962. Some basic statistical techniques in soil zoology. Progress in soil zoology. pp. 3-9.

Tables for power-law transformations

Healy, M. J. R. and Taylor, L. R. 1962. Tables for power-law transformations. Biometrika. 49 (3/4), pp. 557-559. https://doi.org/10.2307/2333988

Electronic computation and data processing for research statistics

Yates, F. and Healy, M. J. R. 1961. Electronic computation and data processing for research statistics. Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute. 38 (1), pp. 305-317.

Age at menarche in South African Bantu schoolgirls living in the Transkei Reserve

Burrell, R. J. W., Healy, M. J. R. and Tanner, J. M. 1961. Age at menarche in South African Bantu schoolgirls living in the Transkei Reserve. Human Biology. 33 (3), pp. 250-261.

Aliasing in partially confounded factorial experiments

Healy, M. J. R. and Gower, J. C. 1961. Aliasing in partially confounded factorial experiments. Biometrika. 48 (1-2), pp. 218-220. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/48.1-2.218

a comparison of the chemical and biological assays of several strains of pyrethrum flowers

Potter, C. and Healy, M. J. R. 1960. a comparison of the chemical and biological assays of several strains of pyrethrum flowers. Nature.

Foetal growth in the mouse

Healy, M. J. R. 1960. Foetal growth in the mouse. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 153 (952), pp. 367-379. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1961.0007

The analysis of experiments on growth rate

Leech, F. B. and Healy, M. J. R. 1959. The analysis of experiments on growth rate. Biometrics. 15 (1), pp. 98-106. https://doi.org/10.2307/2527604

The analysis of field experiments on an electronic computer

Healy, M. J. R. 1959. The analysis of field experiments on an electronic computer. Biometrische Zeitschrift. 1 (3), pp. 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.19590010307

Variations within individuals in human biology

Healy, M. J. R. 1958. Variations within individuals in human biology. Human Biology. 30 (3), p. 210.

A rotation method for computing canonical correlations

Healy, M. J. R. 1957. A rotation method for computing canonical correlations. Mathematics of computation American Mathematical Society. 11, pp. 83-86. https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1957-0085600-6

Routine analysis of replicated experiments on an electronic computer

Yates, F., Healy, M. J. R. and Lipton, S 1957. Routine analysis of replicated experiments on an electronic computer. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology).

The descriptive use of discriminant functions in physical anthropology

Ashton, E. H., Healy, M. J. R. and Lipton, S. 1957. The descriptive use of discriminant functions in physical anthropology. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 146 (925), pp. 552-572. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1957.0030

Aberdeen growth study I The prediction of adult body measurements from measurements taken each year from birth to 5 years

Tanner, J. M., Healy, M. J. R., Lockhart, R. D., Mackenzie, J. D. and Whitehouse, R. H. 1956. Aberdeen growth study I The prediction of adult body measurements from measurements taken each year from birth to 5 years. Archives of disease in childhood. 31 (159), pp. 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.31.159.372

Studies on the Chemical Control of Wireworms (Agriotes spp.). I.—The Direct and Residual Effects of BHC, DDT, DD, and Ethylene Dibromide

Potter, C., Healy, M. J. R. and Raw, F. 1956. Studies on the Chemical Control of Wireworms (Agriotes spp.). I.—The Direct and Residual Effects of BHC, DDT, DD, and Ethylene Dibromide. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 46 (4), pp. 913-923. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300037135

Weighted probits allowing for a non-zero response in the controls

Healy, M. J. R. 1956. Weighted probits allowing for a non-zero response in the controls. Biometrika. 43 (1-2), pp. 207-208. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/43.1-2.207

Economic choice of the amount of experimentation

Grundy, P. M., Healy, M. J. R. and Rees, D. H. 1956. Economic choice of the amount of experimentation. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 18 (1), pp. 32-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1956.tb00207.x

The analysis of a factorial experiment with additional treatments

Healy, M. J. R. 1956. The analysis of a factorial experiment with additional treatments. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 47 (2), pp. 205-206. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600040120

New tables of Behrens' test of significance

Fisher, R. A. and Healy, M. J. R. 1956. New tables of Behrens' test of significance. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 18 (2), pp. 212-216.

Missing values in experiments analysed on automatic computers

Healy, M. J. R. and Westmacott, M. 1956. Missing values in experiments analysed on automatic computers. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C (Applied Statistics). 5 (3), pp. 203-206. https://doi.org/10.2307/2985421

Statistical techniques for inspection sampling

Healy, M. J. R. 1955. Statistical techniques for inspection sampling. Tropical Agriculture.

A significance test for the difference in efficiency between two predictors

Healy, M. J. R. 1955. A significance test for the difference in efficiency between two predictors. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 17 (2), pp. 266-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1955.tb00202.x

Design and accuracy of calipers for measuring subcutaneous tissue thickness

Edwards, D. A. W., Hammond, W. H., Healy, M. J. R., Tanner, J. M. and Whitehouse, R. H. 1955. Design and accuracy of calipers for measuring subcutaneous tissue thickness. British Journal Of Nutrition. 9 (2), pp. 133-143. https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN19550021

Decision between Two Alternatives--How Many Experiments?

Grundy, P. M., Rees, D. H. and Healy, M. J. R. 1954. Decision between Two Alternatives--How Many Experiments? Biometrics. 10 (3), pp. 317-323. https://doi.org/10.2307/3001588

The spread of beet yellows and beet mosaic viruses in the sugar-beet root crop. II. The effects of aphid numbers on disease incidence

Watson, M. A. and Healy, M. J. R. 1953. The spread of beet yellows and beet mosaic viruses in the sugar-beet root crop. II. The effects of aphid numbers on disease incidence. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 40 (1), pp. 38-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1953.tb02365.x

A method for comparing fly-repellant sprays

Healy, M. J. R. 1953. A method for comparing fly-repellant sprays. Biometrics. 9 (3), pp. 290-294. https://doi.org/10.2307/3001704

A Hollerith technique for the solution of normal equations

Healy, M. J. R. and Dyke, G. V. 1953. A Hollerith technique for the solution of normal equations. Journal Of The American Statistical Association. 48 (264), pp. 809-915. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1953.10501202

The analysis of lattice designs when a variety is missing

Healy, M. J. R. 1952. The analysis of lattice designs when a variety is missing. Empire Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 20, pp. 220-226.

A table of Abbott's correction for natural mortality

Healy, M. J. R. 1952. A table of Abbott's correction for natural mortality. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 39 (2), pp. 211-212. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1952.tb00899.x

Some statistical aspects of anthropometry

Healy, M. J. R. 1952. Some statistical aspects of anthropometry. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 14 (2), pp. 164-177. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2517-6161.1952.tb00110.x

Latin rectangle designs for 2n factorial experiments on 32 plots

Healy, M. J. R. 1951. Latin rectangle designs for 2n factorial experiments on 32 plots. The Journal of Agricultural Science. 41 (4), pp. 315-316. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859600049492

Statistical methods in anthropology

Yates, F. and Healy, M. J. R. 1951. Statistical methods in anthropology. Nature. 168 (4287), pp. 1116-1117. https://doi.org/10.1038/1681116a0

Restricted randomization and quasi-Latin squares

Grundy, P. M. and Healy, M. J. R. 1950. Restricted randomization and quasi-Latin squares. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology). 12 (2), pp. 286-291.

Statistical analysis of results for successive tests on the same organism

Healy, M. J. R. and Leech, F. B. 1950. Statistical analysis of results for successive tests on the same organism. Nature. 166 (4216), p. 319.

The planning of probit assays

Healy, M. J. R. 1950. The planning of probit assays. Biometrics. 6 (4), pp. 424-431. https://doi.org/10.2307/3001786

Routine Computation of Biological Assays Involving a Quantitative Response

Healy, M. J. R. 1949. Routine Computation of Biological Assays Involving a Quantitative Response. Biometrics. 5 (4), pp. 330-334. https://doi.org/10.2307/3001515

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