| Friedhelm Eicker | |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Radevormwald, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Fields: | Statistics |
| Workplaces: | University of Dortmund |
| Alma Mater: | University of Mainz |
| Doctoral Advisors: | )--> |
| Doctoral Students: | Thomas Royen |
| Known For: | Heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors |
| Thesis Title: | Statistische Theorie der Phasenumwandlung von Paraffinkristallen: Unter Berücksichtigung der Molekülverdrillung bei mittlerer Kettenlänge |
| Thesis Year: | 1956 |
Friedhelm Eicker (5 April 1927 – 19 March 2022) was a German statistician and former professor at the University of Dortmund. He is known for his contributions in the development of heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors.[1]
A native of Radevormwald, Eicker earned his PhD from the University of Mainz in 1956.