Rory Jake Samuels
Clinical Assistant Professor
Professional Summary:
Rory Samuels, PhD, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics. He received his PhD from Baylor’s Department of Statistical Science, where his research application areas ranged from bio-pharmaceutical statistics to remote sensing data analysis. His current research includes collaborative projects with researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab where his work focuses on advancing methodologies in functional data analysis.
In the classroom, Samuels emphasizes the integration of statistical methods with practical business analytics, equipping students with the tools to analyze and interpret data for informed decision-making.
Education:
2024 – PhD, Statistical Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
2020 – MS, Statistical Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
2019 – BS, Statistical Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
2019 – BS, Economics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Courses:
QBA 3305 – Introduction to Business Analytics
Research Interests:
Multivariate Data Analysis
Functional Data Analysis
Pseudo-likelihood Inference
Spatial Statistics
Selected Publications
Samuels, R., Young, D. M., & Song, J. J. (2023). Small-sample confidence interval estimation of the common mean value of a multivariate normal distribution. Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation, 1-16.
Carmon, N., Berk, A., Bohn, N., Brodrick, P. G., Dozier, J., Johnson, M., ... & Susiluoto, J. (2023). Shape from spectra. Remote Sensing of Environment, 288, 113497.
