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.
Guy H. Orcutt | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1917 |
| Died | March 5, 2006 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Cochrane–Orcutt estimation |
| Children | Alice Nakamura Harriet Orcutt Duleep |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Econometrics |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Smithies |
| Doctoral students | Edwin Kuh John R. Meyer Alice Rivlin |
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
edit- ^ Cronon, E. David; Jenkins, John W. (1999). University of Wisconsin: Renewal to Revolution, 1945–1971. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 285–86. ISBN 978-0-299-16290-0.
- ^ Watts, H. W. (1991). "Distinguished Fellow: An Appreciation of Guy Orcutt". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 5 (1): 171–179. doi:10.1257/jep.5.1.171.
- ^ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-07-23.
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