Friedhelm Eicker
German mathematician (1927–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Friedhelm Eicker | |
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Born | (1927-04-05)5 April 1927 Radevormwald, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Died | 19 March 2022(2022-03-19) (aged 94) |
Alma mater | University of Mainz |
Known for | Heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics |
Institutions | University of Dortmund |
Thesis | Statistische Theorie der Phasenumwandlung von Paraffinkristallen: Unter Berücksichtigung der Molekülverdrillung bei mittlerer Kettenlänge (1956) |
Doctoral students | Thomas Royen |
Website | www |
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A native of Radevormwald, Eicker earned his PhD from the University of Mainz in 1956.[2]