Karl Gustav Jöreskog
Karl Gustav Jöreskog | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1935 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Sweden |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Occupation | Professor Emeritus in Uppsala University |
| Known for | Linear structural equation models LISREL software Maximum likelihood factor analysis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics Psychometrics |
| Institutions | Uppsala University Educational Testing Service |
| Doctoral advisor | Herman Wold |
| Doctoral students | Bengt O. Muthén |
Karl Gustav Jöreskog (born 25 April 1935) is a Swedish statistician. Jöreskog is a professor emeritus at Uppsala University, and a co-author (with Dag Sörbom) of the LISREL statistical program. He is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Jöreskog received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees at Uppsala University. He is also a former student of Herman Wold. He was a statistician at Educational Testing Service (ETS) and a visiting professor at Princeton University.