Friedhelm Eicker
Friedhelm Eicker | |
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| Born | 5 April 1927 Radevormwald, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Died | 19 March 2022 (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 |
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.
A native of Radevormwald, Eicker earned his PhD from the University of Mainz in 1956.