Guy Orcutt Explained

Guy H. Orcutt
Birth Date:5 July 1917
Birth Place:Wyandotte, Michigan
Death Place:Bowie, Maryland
Nationality:American
Field:Econometrics
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Doctoral Advisor:Arthur Smithies
Doctoral Students:Edwin Kuh
John R. Meyer
Alice Rivlin
Children:Alice Nakamura
Harriet Orcutt Duleep
Known For: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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cronon . E. David . Jenkins . John W. . University of Wisconsin: Renewal to Revolution, 1945–1971 . Madison . University of Wisconsin Press . 1999 . 978-0-299-16290-0 . 285–86 .
  2. 10.1257/jep.5.1.171. Distinguished Fellow: An Appreciation of Guy Orcutt. Journal of Economic Perspectives. 5. 171–179. 1991. Watts . H. W. . 1. free.
  3. http://www.amstat.org/awards/fellowslist.cfm View/Search Fellows of the ASA