Guy Orcutt

Guy H. Orcutt
Born (1917-07-05)July 5, 1917
Michigan
Died March 5, 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 88)
Bowie, Maryland
Nationality American
Field Econometrics
Alma mater University of Michigan
Doctoral
advisor
Arthur Smithies
Doctoral
students
Edwin Kuh
John R. Meyer
Contributions Cochrane–Orcutt estimation

Guy Henderson Orcutt (July 5, 1917 – March 5, 2006) was an American econometrician. He was a long-time faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[1] and is known for developing the Cochrane–Orcutt estimation procedure.

A native of Michigan, Orcutt earned his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree from the University of Michigan.[2]

In 1959 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[3]

References

  1. Cronon, E. David; Jenkins, John W. (1999). University of Wisconsin: Renewal to Revolution, 1945–1971. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 285–86. ISBN 0-299-16290-7.
  2. Watts, H. W. (1991). "Distinguished Fellow: An Appreciation of Guy Orcutt". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 5: 171. doi:10.1257/jep.5.1.171.
  3. View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-07-23.
  • "Guy Orcutt". JSTOR.


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