Eric McKinney

PhD Student in Statistics

Utah State University

Biography

Hi! I’m Eric.

I am a statistics PhD student at Utah State University (USU). My current research is in eye-tracking, spatial statistics, and visualizations, advised by Dr. Jürgen Symanzik and in collaboration with Dr. Breanna Studenka. I earned a Masters degree in statistics at USU by modeling the behavior of bridge tendons with Dr. Yan Sun and Dr. Marc Maguire. I also earned a BS in Mathematics from Weber State University where I did undergraduate research with Dr. Mahmud Akelbek in graph theory.

Interests

Eye-tracking
Spatial Statistics
Visualizations

Education

MS in Statistics, 2017

Utah State University
BS in Mathematics, 2014

Weber State University
Residential Electrical Certificate, 2015

Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College

Projects

ANOVA Applet

Normal Distribution Applet

Law of Large Numbers Applet

2018 Data Expo R Shiny App

Binomial Distribution Applet

Histogram Applet

Publications

. Modifications of the Syrjala Test for Testing Spatial Distribution Differences Between Two Populations. In JSM, 2019.

. Prediction of Stress Increase at Ultimate in Unbonded Tendons Using Sparse Principal Component Analysis. In IJCSM, 2019.

. Eye-Tracking in Practice: The EyeTrackR R Package and its Use in a Study on Human Postures. In ISSAS, 2018.

. Eye-Tracking in Practice: Results from a Study on Human Postures. In JSM, 2018.

. Eye-Tracking in Practice: A first Analysis of a Study on Human Postures. In JSM, 2017.

Recent Posts

Hello World!

Sep 3, 2019

Teaching

I have taught the following courses at Utah State University:

STAT 2300 Large Lecture (175 students): Business Statistics
STAT 5810 (TA): Introduction to R Programming
MATH 1210: Calculus 1
MATH 1060: Trigonometry
STAT 3000 Online: Statistics for Scientists
STAT 2300 Online: Business Statistics
STAT 2300 (10 recitations): Business Statistics
MATH 1050 (3 recitations): College Algebra
STAT 1040 (3 recitations): Introduction to Statistics