econometrist

9.9

A person who uses math and numbers to study the economy

noun
/ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪtrɪst/

Specialized

: econometrista

As an econometrist, she analyzes market trends using complex statistical models.

Examples

Many companies hire an econometrist to improve their forecasting accuracy.
The econometrist presented his findings at the international economics conference.
An econometrist specializes in data analysis.
Many econometrists work in finance.
As an econometrist, she analyzes market trends using complex statistical models.
Many companies hire an econometrist to improve their forecasting accuracy.
The econometrist presented his findings at the international economics conference.

Synonyms

economist

vseconometrist

452 3.5

A person who studies how money, business, and trade work

specializes in using math and statistics on economic data

economic expert

vseconometrist

3 4.0

A person who studies and gives advice about how a country's money and businesses work

focuses on applying statistical and mathematical methods rather than general knowledge

econometrician

vseconometrist

Specialized

1 9.9

A person who uses math and statistics to study data about money and business

focuses only on economic data rather than data and problems

Surface Forms

econometrist singular

econometrists plural

Morphology

econometrist = econometrics (semi-transparent) = econom + metric + ist

Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to the field name 'econometrics', a straightforward agentive derivation.

Etymology

The word econometrist is made from economy and -metrist, a part that means 'measure' and is like the familiar word meter. So an econometrist is someone who 'measures' the economy using math and numbers.