Guy H. Orcutt | |
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Born |
Michigan |
July 5, 1917
Died | March 5, 2006 Bowie, Maryland |
(aged 88)
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, 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.
In 1959 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.