Mark E Eakin

Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management

Last Updated: February 12, 2020

about me

Education

- 1980 PhD in Statistics
  Texas A&M University, 1980
- 1980 PhD in Statistics
  Texas A&M University College Station, 1980
- 1977 MS in Statistics
  Texas A&M University, 1977
- 1977 MS in Statistics
  Texas A&M University College Station, 1977
- 1972 BS in Mathematics
  Tarleton State College, 1972
- 1972 BS in Mathematics
  Tarleton State University, 1972

Awards and Honors

- Dec 2014 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award sponsored by College of Business, University of Texas at Arlington.
- Jan 2004 Academy of Distinguished Teachers sponsored by UTA

Support & Funding

This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.

- Jan 2000 to Aug 2000 Modeling Organ Donor Potential Using Death Record Review Data sponsored by Association of Organ Procurement Organizations - $29954.599609375
  Mark Eakin (Funded)

Publications

2018

Journal Article
Basic Guidelines for Common Business Statistics Metrics
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[Weltman, David, Eakin, Mark]. 10(2), 21-26. Salt Lake City, Utah: "Elm Street Press".
http://www.beijournal.com/images/V10N2_draft_5.pdf#page=21

2016

Journal Article
The Sampling Distribution of the W Estimator of the Number of Valid Signatures on a Petition
[Eakin, MarkE., Whiteside, MaryM.]. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods. 45(5), 1224-1240. Abingdon, OX: "Taylor and Francis". DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610926.2013.837183
http://taylorandfrancis.com/journals/

2014

Journal Article
Incorporating Unusual Fonts and Planned Mistakes in Study Materials to Increase Business Student Focus and Retention
[Eakin, MarkE]. INFORMS Transactions on Education. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ited.2014.0130

2008

Journal Article
A Better Estimate of the Number of Valid Signatures on a Petition
[Whiteside, MaryM, Eakin, MarkE]. American Statistician. 62(1), 17-21. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1198/000313008X270547

2003

Journal Article
Estimating the Number of Potential Organ Donors in the United States
[Sheehy, Ellen, Conrad, SuzanneL., Brigham, LoriE., Luskin, Richard, Weber, Phyllis, Eakin, MarkE, Schkade, Lawrence, Hunsicker, Lawrence]. 349(7), 667-674. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa021271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa021271

2000

Journal Article
Modified Chance Constrained Linear Programming Under Uncertainty
[Whiteside, MaryM, Eakin, MarkE, Choi, Byong, Crockett, Henry]. Journal of Statistical Computation & Simulation. 67(3), 255. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00949650008812045

1995

Journal Article
Beyond organizational entry and newcomer stress: Building a self-reliant workforce
[Nelson, DebraL., Quick, JimC, Eakin, MarkE, Matuszek, PatriciaA. C.]. 2(1), 1-14. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01701947
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01701947

1994

Journal Article
Impact of Medical Examiner/Coroner Practices on Organ Recovery in the United States
[Shafer, Teresa, Schkade, LawrenceL., Warner, HowellE., Eakin, MarkE, O’Connor, Kevin, Springer, Jim, Jankiewicz, Tim, Reitsma, William, Steele, Janet, Keen-Denton, Karyn]. 272(20), 1607-1613. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1994.03520200063037
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/383181

Journal Article
Stability of linear programming solutions using regression coefficients
[Whiteside, MaryM, Choi, Byoung, Eakin, MarkE, Crockett, Henry]. 50(3-4), 131-146. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00949659408811605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00949659408811605

1989

Journal Article
Optimal Cost Sampling for Decision Making with Multiple Regression Models
[Eakin, MarkE, Schkade, LawrenceL., Whiteside, MaryM]. Decision Sciences. 20(1), 14-26. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5915.1989.tb01394.x

1988

Journal Article
A longitudinal study of newcomer role adjustment in US organizations
[Nelson, DebraL., Quick, JimC, Eakin, MarkE]. 2(3), 239-253. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678378808259172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678378808259172

1984

Journal Article
A cost based decision rule for deciding between two extimators of μy-μx.
[Eakin, MarkE, Slinkman, Craig, Pape, ElinorS]. Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods. 13(1), 45-58. "Taylor & Francis". DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03610928408828660

2013

Other
A Simplifying Framework for an Introductory Statistics Class
[Eakin, MarkE].
http://statlit.org/pdf/2013-Eakin-DSI-MSMESB-Slides.pdf

2000

Other
Estimating Organ Donor Potential: An EmpiricalL Profile of The United States.. : Transplantation
[Eakin, MarkE, Conrad, Suzanne, Brigham, LoriE, Sheehy, EllenH, Lucy, Richard, Lawrence Hunsicker]. Transplantation. 69(8), S187.
http://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/Citation/2000/04271/ESTIMATING_ORGAN_DONOR_POTENTIAL__AN_EMPIRICAL.284.aspx

2002

Conference Proceeding
Fuzzy Clustering as an Alternative Classification Method in Information Systems Research
[Eakin, MarkE, Sethi, Vikram, Barrier, Tonya, Duffy, Kevin , Sethi, Vijay]. 219, "AMCIS-AIS Electronic Library".
http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2002/219

Conference Proceeding
The Use of Fuzzy Clustering to Examine End User Segmentation
[Eakin, MarkE, Sethi, Vikram, Govindarajulu, Chittibabu, King, Ruth]. ICIS 2002 Proceedings. 56, 605-615. "AIS Electronic Library".
http://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2002/56

Presentations

- August 2019
  Whiteside, MaryM (Author), Eakin, MarkE (Author), Ruan, Qiang (Author & Presenter), "Communication Among Business and Statistics Journals: Citation Analysis and Text Analytics with Topic Analysis", American Statistical Association, Denver, Co. (August 1, 2019).
- August 2018
  Eakin, MarkE (Panelist), "GAISEing into Introductory Service Courses in Light of Analytics/Data Science ", American Statistical Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. (August 2, 2018).
- November 2017
  Whiteside, MaryM (Author & Presenter), Nerur, SridharP (Author), Eakin, MarkE (Author), "Text Analytics and Citation Analysis from a Statistician's Perspective", Decision Science Institute, Washington, DC. (November 18, 2017).
- August 2017
  Eakin, MarkE, "How Statistics Is Essential to Business Analytics (or not)!", American Statistical Association, Baltimore, MD. (August 7, 2017).
- November 2016
  Nerur, Sridhar (Author & Presenter), Whiteside, MaryM (Author), Eakin, MarkE (Author), "Another Look at Conversations among Statistics and Business Journals in the 21st Century: Topic Analysis for the Years 2000 – 2014", Decision Sciences Institute, Austin, TX. (November 19, 2016).
- November 2015
  Eakin, MarkE (Author), Nerur, SridharP (Author), Whiteside, MaryM (Author), "“The Age of Data Analytics: Twenty-first Century Relationships between Statistics and Business Journals,” ", Decisions Science Institute, Seattle, WA. (November 13, 2015).
- 2014
  Eakin, MarkE, "Joint Statistical Meetings ", Joint Statistical Meetings , Toronto. ( , 2014).
- August 2014
  Whiteside, Mary, Eakin, Mark, "The Effect of the Direction of Skewness on Pairwise Comparisons in ANOVA", Boston, MA. (August , 2014).
- August 2013
  Whiteside, Mary, Eakin, Mark, "Pairwise Comparison of Means when Distributions are Normal Mixtures with Unequal Variance", Montreal, Canada.. (August , 2013).

Courses

Service to the University

- Sept 2013 to Present Committee Chair
  
  ISOM CPE Committee
- Sept 2011 to Present Committee Member
  
  Research Commitee
- Sept 2000 to Present Committee Member
  
  Graduate Studies Committee MSINSY
- Sept 1986 to Present Committee Member
  
  Ad-Hoc Grade Grievance Commitee
- Sept 1986 to Present Committee Member
  
  ISOM Executive Committee
- Sept 1986 to Present Committee Member
  
  Tenure and Promotion Commitee
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  COB MBA Graduate Studies Committee
  attend meetings and discuss agenda items
- Jan 2019 to Sept 2019 Committee Member
  
  Ad-Hoc Workload committee
  Decide on policy for awarding credit for service activities
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2019 Committee Member
  
  COB Curriculum Committee
  approve any changes in undergraduate curriculum related to our College
- Sept 2015 to Aug 2017 Committee Member
  
  COB AOL committee
- Sept 2013 to Aug 2014 Committee Member
  
  Teaching Special Interest Group COB Strategic Planning Committee
- 2012 to 2013 Coordinator
  
  Assurance of Learning Coordinator
- 2008 to 2011 Coordinator
  
  Assurance of Learning Coordinator

Service to the Profession

- Jan 1997 to Aug 2017
  Editorial Review Board Member
  Journal of Transplanation

Faculty & Staff Resources

Mark E Eakin

Education

Education

Awards and Honors

Support & Funding

Support & Funding

Publications

Presentations

Courses

Service to the University

Service to the Profession