Herman Wold
Statistician, Academic
1908 – 1992
Who was Herman Wold?
Herman Ole Andreas Wold was a Norwegian-born econometrician and statistician who had a long career in Sweden. Wold was known for his work in mathematical economics, in time series analysis, and in econometric statistics.
In mathematical statistics, Wold contributed the Cramér–Wold theorem characterizing the normal distribution and developed the Wold decomposition in time series analysis. In microeconomics, Wold advanced utility theory and the theory of consumer demand. In multivariate statistics, Wold contributed the methods of partial least squares and graphical models. Wold's work on causal inference from observational studies was decades ahead of its time, according to Judea Pearl.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Dec 25, 1908
Skien - Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Stockholm University
- Employment
- Uppsala University
- Died
- Feb 16, 1992
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Herman Wold." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/herman_wold>.
Discuss this Herman Wold biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In