Guy Orcutt

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.

Guy H. Orcutt
Born(1917-07-05)July 5, 1917
Wyandotte, Michigan
DiedMarch 5, 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forCochrane–Orcutt estimation
ChildrenAlice Nakamura
Harriet Orcutt Duleep
Scientific career
FieldsEconometrics
Doctoral advisorArthur Smithies
Doctoral studentsEdwin 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.

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

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