Jürgen Symanzik: Publications & Videos

Refereed Journals

• Muñoz, D., González-López, V. A., Symanzik, J. (2025): Editorial on the Special Issue on the V Latin American Conference on Statistical Computing, Computational Statistics, Vol. 40, No. 6, 2849-2856. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-025-01644-z]

• Fleming, A., Coltrin, J. D., Medri, J., Hilyard, C., Tellez, R., Symanzik, J. (2025): Results and Student Perspectives on a Web-Scraping Assignment from Utah State University’s Data Technologies Course to Evaluate the African Activity in the Statistical Computing Community, Computational Statistics, Vol. 40, No. 6, 3127-3151. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-022-01222-7]

• Medri, J., Probst, B. D., Symanzik, J. (2023): Housing Variables and Immigration: An Exploratory Analysis in New York City (& Correction). Computational Statistics}, Vol. 38, No. 4, 1687-1717 & 1719. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-023-01412-x and https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-023-01427-4]

• Lundell, J. F., Bean, B., Symanzik, J. (2023): Let’s Talk About the Weather: A Cluster-based Approach to Weather Forecast Accuracy, Computational Statistics, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1135-1155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-023-01339-3]

• Quach, A., Symanzik, J., Forsgren, N. (2019): Soul of the Community: An Attempt to Assess Attachment to a Community, Computational Statistics, Vol. 34, No. 4, 1565-1589. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-019-00866-2]

• Oh, H. J., Yang, D. M., Kim, C. H., Jeon, J. G., Jung, N. H., Kim, C. Y., Symanzik, J., Oh, H. W., Edwin, A., Jo, S. I., Ahn, J. Y. (2019): Exploring Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death in Korea, The Open Public Health Journal, Vol. 12, 16-25. [https://doi.org/10.2174/1874944501912010016]

• Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Lommatsch, C. W., Litster, K., Ashby, J., Bullock, E. K., Roxburgh, A. L., Shumway, J. F., Speed, E., Covington, B., Hartmann, C., Clarke-Midura, J., Skaria, J., Westenskow, A., MacDonald, B., Symanzik, J., Jordan, K. (2019): How Design Features in Digital Math Games Support Learning and Mathematics Connections, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 91, 316-332. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.036]

• Tucker, S. I., Lommatsch, C. W., Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Anderson-Pence, K. L., Symanzik, J. (2017): Kindergarten Children’s Interactions with Touchscreen Mathematics Virtual Manipulatives: An Innovative Mixed Methods Analysis, International Journal of Research in Education and Science (IJRES), Vol. 3, No. 2, 646-665. [ https://www.ijres.net/index.php/ijres/article/view/250]

• Suyundikov, A., Symanzik, J. (2017): A Graphical Assessment and Spatial Clustering of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact on Laughing Gulls, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Vol. 24, No. 2, 297-316. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-017-0371-5]

• Fu, G., Dai, X., Symanzik, J., Bushman, S. (2017): Quantitative Gene-gene and Gene-environment Mapping for Leaf Shape Variation using Tree-based Models, New Phytologist, Vol. 213, No. 1, 455-469. [https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14131]

• Han, K., Park, S., Symanzik, J., Choi, S., Ahn, J. (2016): Trends in Obesity at the National and Local Level among South Korean Adolescents, Geospatial Health, Vol. 11:381, 130-136. [https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2016.381]

• Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Tucker, S. I., Westenskow, A., Symanzik, J. (2015): Examining Patterns in Second Graders’ Use of Virtual Manipulative Mathematics Apps through Heatmap Analysis, International Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1-16. [https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijesim/issue/33757/373893]

• Gebreab, S. Y., Davis, S. K., Symanzik, J., Mensah, G. A., Gibbons, G.H., Diez-Roux, A. V. (2015): Geographic Variations in Cardiovascular Health in the United States: Contributions of State- and Individual-Level Factors, Journal of the American Heart Association, 4:e001673. [https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.001673]

• Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Shumway, J. F., Bullock, E., Tucker, S. I., Anderson-Pence, K. L., Westenskow, A., Boyer-Thurgood, J., Maahs-Fladung, C., Symanzik, J., Mahamane, S., MacDonald, B., Jordan, K. (2015): Young Children’s Learning Performance and Efficiency when Using Virtual Manipulative Mathematics iPad Apps, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Vol. 34, No. 1, 41-69. [https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/147356/]

• Symanzik, J., Dai, X., Weber, M. H., Payton, Q., McManus, M. G. (2014): Linked Micromap Plots for South America - General Design Considerations and Specific Adjustments, Revista Colombiana de Estadística, Vol. 37, No. 2, 450-469. [https://doi.org/10.15446/rce.v37n2spe.47949]

• Odei, J. B., Symanzik, J., Hooten, M. B. (2014): A Bayesian Hierarchical Model For Forecasting Intermountain Snow Dynamics, Environmetrics, Vol. 25, No. 5, 324-340. [https://doi.org/10.1002/env.2275]

• Biswas, T., Ramsey, R. D., Bissonette, J. A., Symanzik, J. (2014): Integration of Two Spectral Indices to Monitor Loss of Moist Grasslands within the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, India, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 35, No. 3, 1038-1063. [https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2013.875631]

• Han, K. S., Park, S. J., Mun, G. S., Choi, S. H., Symanzik, J., Gebreab, S., Ahn, J. Y. (2014): Linked Micromaps for the Visualization of Geographically Referenced Data, ICIC Express Letters, Vol. 8, No. 2, 443-448.

• Amakor, X. N., Cardon, G. E., Symanzik, J., Jacobson, A. R. (2013): A New Electromagnetic Induction Calibration Model for Estimating Low Range Salinity in Calcareous Soils, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 77, No. 3, 985-1000. [https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2012.0320]

• Schneiter, K., Symanzik, J. (2013): An Applet for the Investigation of Simpson’s Paradox, Journal of Statistics Education, Vol. 21, No. 1. [https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2013.11889661]

• Mun, G. S., Park, S. J., Symanzik, J., Ahn, J. Y. (2013): Visualizing Statistical Information Using Google Static Maps and R, ICIC Express Letters, Vol. 7, No. 3(A), 729-734.

• Symanzik, J., Choi, K. H., Mun, G. S., Ahn, J. Y. (2012): Sensitivity of an Interview Chart for Medical Diagnoses of Primary Headaches, International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control, Vol. 8, No. 10(B), 7133-7142. [http://www.ijicic.org/ijicic-11-08068.pdf]

• Härdle, W. K., Mori, Y., Symanzik, J. (2012): Computational Statistics (Journal), Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Computational Statistics, Vol. 4, No. 3, 334-339. [https://doi.org/10.1002/wics.1206]

• Symanzik, J. (2011): Three-Dimensional Stereoscopic Plots, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Computational Statistics, Vol. 3, No. 6, 483-496. [https://doi.org/10.1002/wics.189]

• Moustafa, R. E., Hadi, A. S., Symanzik, J. (2011): Multi-Class Data Exploration Using Space Transformed Visualization Plots, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Vol. 20, No. 2, 298-315. [https://doi.org/10.1198/jcgs.2011.08025]

• Dale, A. M., Strickland, J., Gardner, B., Symanzik, J., Evanoff, B. A. (2010): Assessing Agreement of Self-reported and Observed Physical Exposures of the Upper Extremity, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1-10. [ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/107735210800546227]

• Morphet, W. J., Symanzik, J. (2010): The Circular Dataimage, a Graph for High-Resolution Circular-Spatial Data, International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol. 3, No. 1, 47-71. [https://doi.org/10.1080/17538940903277657]

• Symanzik, J., Fischetti, W., Spence, I. (2009): Editorial: Commemorating William Playfair’s 250th Birthday Computational Statistics, Vol. 24, No. 4, 551-566. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-009-0170-z and Additional Online Material]

• Dale, A. M., Strickland, J., Symanzik, J., Franzblau, A., Evanoff, B. (2008): Reliability of Hand Diagrams for the Epidemiologic Case Definition of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol. 18, No. 3, 233-248. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-008-9139-y]

• Symanzik, J. (2008): Interview with Andreas Buja, Computational Statistics, Vol. 23, No. 2, 177-184. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-008-0113-0]

• Gebreab, S. Y., Gillies, R. R., Munger, R. G., Symanzik, J. (2008): Visualization and Interpretation of Birth Defects Data Using Linked Micromap Plots, Birth Defects Research (Part A): Clinical and Molecular Teratology, Vol. 82, No. 2, 110-119. [https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.20419]

• Kathuroju, N., White, M. A., Symanzik, J., Schwartz, M. D., Powell, J. A., Nemani, R. R. (2007): On the Use of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer for the Development of Prognostic Land Surface Phenology Models, Ecological Modelling, Vol. 201, No. 2, 144-156. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.09.011]

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2006): Teaching an Introductory Statistics Course with CyberStats, an Electronic Textbook, Journal of Statistics Education, Vol. 14, No. 1. [https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2006.11910575]

• Gaeuman, D. A., Symanzik, J., Schmidt, J. C. (2005): A Map Overlay Error Model Based on Boundary Geometry, Geographical Analysis, Vol. 37, No. 3, 350-369. [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4632.2005.00585.x]

• Gillies, R. R., Brim-Box, J., Symanzik, J., Rodemaker, E. J. (2003): Effects of Urbanization on the Aquatic Fauna of the Line Creek Watershed, Atlanta - A Satellite Perspective, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 86, No. 3, 411-422. [https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(03)00082-8]

• Kitchen, A. M., Drachenberg, R., Symanzik, J. (2003): Assessing the Reliability of Web-Based Statistical Software, Computational Statistics, Vol. 18, No. 1, 107-122. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s001800300134]

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2003): Teaching Experiences with a Course on “Web-Based Statistics”, The American Statistician, Vol. 57, No. 1, 46-50. [https://doi.org/10.1198/0003130031126]

• Wegman, E. J., Symanzik, J. (2002): Immersive Projection Technology for Visual Data Mining, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Vol. 11, No. 1, 163-188. [https://doi.org/10.1198/106186002317375668]

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Lewin-Koh, N., Majure, J. J., Megretskaia, I. (2000): Linking ArcView^TM and XGobi: Insight Behind the Front End, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Vol. 9, No. 3, 470-490. [https://doi.org/10.1080/10618600.2000.10474894]

• Wilhelm, A. F. X., Wegman, E. J., Symanzik, J. (1999): Visual Clustering and Classification: The Oronsay Particle Size Data Set Revisited, Computational Statistics: Special Issue on Interactive Graphical Data Analysis, Vol. 14, No. 1, 109-146. [https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00022701 and Additional Online Material]

• Cook, D., Cruz-Neira, C., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Lechner, U., Lewin, N., Nelson, L., Olsen, A., Pierson, S., Symanzik, J. (1998): Exploring Environmental Data in a Highly Immersive Virtual Reality Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 51, No. 1/2, 441-450. [https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005909420690]

• Cook, D., Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cressie, N. (1997): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: More Examples Using Linked Software, Computers & Geosciences: Special Issue on Exploratory Cartographic Visualization, Vol. 23, No. 4, 371-385. [https://doi.org/10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00015-0]

• Fritzsche, W., Symanzik, J., Sokolov, K., Cotton, T. M., Henderson, E. (1997): Scanning Force Microscopy Study of Methanol-induced Changes in the Distribution of Silver Particles in Colloidal Metal Films, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 185, No. 2, 466-472. [https://doi.org/10.1006/jcis.1996.4587]

• Cook, D., Majure, J. J., Symanzik, J., Cressie, N. (1996): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: Exploring and Analyzing Multivariate Spatial Data Using Linked Software, Computational Statistics: Special Issue on Computeraided Analysis of Spatial Data, Vol. 11, No. 4, 467-480. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2607879_Dynamic_Graphics_in_a_GIS_Exploring_and_Analyzing_Multivariate_Spatial_Data_Using_Linked_Software]

Refereed Book Chapters

• Symanzik, J. (2025): Interactive and Dynamic Statistical Graphics [Revised], In: Lovric, M. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science (Second Edition), Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 1207-1214. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-69359-9_295]

• Symanzik, J. (2021): Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis [Revised], In: Fischer, M. M., Nijkamp, P. (Eds.), Handbook of Regional Science, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 1845-1861. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60723-7_76]

• Lommatsch, C. W., Tucker, S. I., Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Symanzik, J. (2018): Heatmap and Hierarchical Clustering Analysis to Highlight Changes in Young Children’s Developmental Progressions Using Virtual Manipulative Mathematics Apps, In: Calder, N., Larkin, K., Sinclair, N. (Eds.), Using Mobile Technologies in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 167-187. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90179-4_10]

• Symanzik, J., Carr, D. B., McManus, M. G., Weber, M. H. (2017): Micromaps, In: Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118445112.stat07938]

• Symanzik, J. (2014): Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis, In: Fischer, M. M., Nijkamp, P. (Eds.), Handbook of Regional Science, Springer, Heidelberg/New York/Dordrecht/London, 1295-1310.

• Symanzik, J. (2012): Interactive and Dynamic Graphics [Revised], In: Gentle, J. E., Härdle, W. K., Mori, Y. (Eds.), Handbook of Computational Statistics - Concepts and Methods, Vol. 1 (Second Revised and Updated Edition), Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 335-373.

• Symanzik, J. (2011): Interactive and Dynamic Statistical Graphics, In: Lovric, M. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 674-679.

• Symanzik, J., Carr, D. B. (2008): Interactive Linked Micromap Plots for the Display of Geographically Referenced Statistical Data, In: Chen, C., Härdle, W., Unwin, A. (Eds.), Handbook of Data Visualization, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 267-294 & 2 Color Plates.

• Cizek, P., Härdle, W., Symanzik, J. (2007): Spatial Statistics, In: Härdle, W., Mori, Y., Vieu, P. (Eds.), Statistical Methods for Biostatistics and Related Fields, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 285-304.

• Symanzik, J. (2004): Interactive and Dynamic Graphics, In: Gentle, J. E., Härdle, W., Mori, Y. (Eds.), Handbook of Computational Statistics - Concepts and Methods, Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 293-336.

• Klinke, S., Symanzik, J., Müller, M. (2000): Reading and Writing Data, In: Härdle, W., Klinke, S., Müller, M. (Eds.), XploRe - Learning Guide, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 411-427.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

• Li, C., Symanzik, J. (2024): The Linked Microposter Plots Family as New Means for the Visualization of Eye Tracking Data, In: Mori, H. and Asahi, Y. (Eds.), Human Interface and the Management of Information, HCII 2024, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 14690, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, 65-82. [<a href=“https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60114-9_6>https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60114-9_6]

• Dai, X., Symanzik, J., Sharif, A., Fu, G. (2017): Quantitative Genetic and Environmental Mapping and Visual Exploration for Leaf Shape Variation, In: Lestrel, P. E. (Ed.), Biological Shape Analysis: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium (ISBSA), School of Dentistry, UCLA, USA, 19-22 June 2015, World Scientific Publishing, Singapore, 95-112.

• Symanzik, J., Bao, S., Dai, X., Shui, M., She, B. (2016): Recent Advancements in Geovisualization, with a Case Study on Chinese Religions, In: Jin, Z., Liu, M., Luo, X. (Eds.), New Developments in Statistical Modeling, Inference and Application: Selected Papers from the 2014 ICSA/KISS Joint Applied Statistics Symposium in Portland, OR, Springer, Switzerland, 151-166.

• Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Anderson, K. L., Shumway, J. F., Tucker, S., Westenskow, A., Boyer-Thurgood, J., Bullock, E., Mahamane, S., Baker, J., Gulkilik, H., Maahs-Fladung, C., Symanzik, J., Jordan, K. (2014): Developing Research Tools for Young Children’s Interactions with Mathematics Apps on the iPad, 2014 Conference Proceedings, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 5-8, 2014.

• Andrienko, G., Andrienko, N., Fuchs, G., Olteanu Raimond, A.-M., Symanzik, J., Ziemlicki, C. (2013): Extracting Semantics of Individual Places from Movement Data by Analyzing Temporal Patterns of Visits, COMP 2013, ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Computational Models of Place, November 5, 2013, Orlando, Florida, USA, ACM. [http://stko.geog.ucsb.edu/comp2013/]

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2002): Teaching Statistics with Electronic Textbooks, In: Härdle, W., Rönz, B. (Eds.), COMPSTAT 2002: Proceedings in Computational Statistics, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, 79-90.

• Schneider, M., Stamm, C., Symanzik, J., Widmayer, P. (2000): Virtual Reality and Dynamic Statistical Graphics: A Bidirectional Link in a Heterogeneous, Distributed Computing Environment, In: Arabnia, H. R. (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA’2000), Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26-29, 2000, CSREA Press, Volume IV, 2345-2351.

• Symanzik, J., Wong, D., Wang, J., Carr, D. B., Woodruff, T. J., Axelrad, D. A. (2000): Web-Based Access and Visualization of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Geographic Information Systems in Public Health: Proceedings of the Third National Conference August 18-20, 1998, San Diego, California, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/GIS/conference98/]

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1997): The Linked ArcView 2.1 and XGobi Environment - GIS, Dynamic Statistical Graphics, and Spatial Data, In: Shekhar, S., Bergougnoux, P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth ACM Workshop on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, Rockville, Maryland, November 15-16, 1996, ACM, New York, New York, 147-154.

• Cook, D., Cressie, N., Majure, J., Symanzik, J. (1994): Some Dynamic Graphics for Spatial Data (with Multiple Attributes) in a GIS, In: Dutter, R., Grossmann, W. (Eds.), COMPSTAT 1994: Proceedings in Computational Statistics, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, 105-119.

• Symanzik, J. (1993): Anaglyphen 3D - A Program for the Interactive Representation of Three-Dimensional Perspective Plots of Statistical Data, In: Opitz, O., Lausen, B., Klar, R. (Eds.), Information and Classification. Concepts, Methods and Applications. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the ``Gesellschaft für Klassifikation e. V.’’, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 384-389.

Conference Proceedings (Non-Refereed)

• Symanzik, J., Holdrege, M. (2025): Linked Micromap Plots for Point Locations, 2025 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17382888]

• McKinney, E., Symanzik, J. (2021): Extensions to the Syrjala Test with Eye-Tracking Analysis Applications, 2021 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Medri, J., Coltrin, J. D., Fleming, A., Hilyard, C., Telllez, R., Symanzik, J. (2021): Is Africa Ready for a New Regional IASC Section? Results and Student Experiences from a Web Scraping Assignment, In: Moncayo-Martínez, L. A., Muñoz, D. F. (Eds.) Applications of Statistical Computing, V Latin American Conference on Statistical Computing, 19-21 April, 2021, Conference Proceedings, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico, 81-89.

• Coltrin, J., McKinney, E., Studenka, B., Symanzik, J. (2020): Defining Areas of Interest for Eye-Tracking Data: Implementing a Systematic Approach, 2020 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Probst, B., Symanzik, J. (2020): Using `rmapshaper’ to Modify Boundary Files for Use in Linked Micromap Plots, Proceeding, Contributed Paper Session Volume 4, 62nd ISI World Statistics Congress 2019, 18-23 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Statistics Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 281-289. [http://2019.isiproceedings.org/Files/10.Contributed-Paper-Session(CPS)-Volume-4.pdf]

• McKinney, E., Symanzik, J. (2019): Modifications of the Syrjala Test for Testing Spatial Distribution Differences Between Two Populations, 2019 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Medri, J., Probst, B. D., Symanzik, J. (2019): Housing Affordability and Immigration: An Exploratory Analysis in New York City, 2019 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Friendly, M., Onder, O. (2019): The Unsinkable Titanic Data, 2019 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Lundell, J., Bean, B., Symanzik, J. (2018): Let’s Talk About the Weather, 2018 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., McKinney, E., Studenka, B., Bean, B., Athens, M., Hansen, M. (2018): Eye-Tracking in Practice: Results from a Study on Human Postures, 2018 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Li, C., Symanzik, J. (2017): EyeTrackR: An R Package for Extracting and Visualizing Data from Mobile and Static Eye Trackers, 2018 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Li, C., Zhang, B., Studenka, B., McKinney, E. (2017): Eye-Tracking in Practice: A First Analysis of a Study on Human Postures, 2017 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Li, C., Symanzik, J. (2016): The Linked Microposter Plot as a New Means for the Visualization of Eye Tracking Data, 2016 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Robbins, N. B., Heiberger, R. M. (2016): Observations on the Type and Quality of Graphs Used in the ASA/NCTM Annual Poster Competition during the Years 2013 to 2016, 2016 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Dai, X., Symanzik, J. (2014): Tree Representations of XML and JSON Data Formats with an Implementation in R, 2014 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Heiberger, R. M., Robbins, N. B., Symanzik, J. (2014): Statistical Graphics Recommendations for the ASA/NCTM Annual Poster Competition and Project Competition, 2014 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Westenskow, A., Shumway, J. F., Bullock, E., Tucker, S. I., Anderson-Pence, K. L., Boyer-Thurgood, J., Maahs-Fladung, C., Symanzik, J., Mahamane, S., MacDonald, B., Jordan, K. (2014): The Effects of Different Virtual Manipulatives for Second Graders’ Mathematics Learning in the Touch-screen Environment, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Mathematics Education into the 21st Century Project, Vol. 1, 1-6, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.

• Quach, A., Symanzik, J., Forsgren Velasquez, N. (2013): Soul of the Community: A First Attempt to Assess Attachment to a Community, 2013 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Aghababyan, A., Symanzik, J., Martin, T. (2013): Visualization of ``States’’ in Online Educational Games, Proceedings of the 59th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistical Institute, Hong Kong, International Statistical Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands, 3382-3387. [http://2013.isiproceedings.org/Files/CPS007-P7-S.pdf]

• Symanzik, J., Carr, D. B. (2013): Linked Micromap Plots in R, In: Cho, S.-H. (Ed.), Proceedings of Joint Meeting of the IASC Satellite Conference and the 8th Conference of the Asian Regional Section of the IASC, Asian Regional Section of the IASC, 213-218.

• Sharif, A., Symanzik, J. (2013): ActiVis, an R Package for the Visualization of Functional Actigraphy Data (and Beyond), In: Cho, S.-H. (Ed.), Proceedings of Joint Meeting of the IASC Satellite Conference and the 8th Conference of the Asian Regional Section of the IASC, Asian Regional Section of the IASC, 145-150.

• Sharif, A., Symanzik, J. (2012): Graphical Representation of Clustered Functional Actigraphy Data, 2012 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Voge, N. D., Symanzik, J. (2011): Ignoring the Spatial Context in Intro Stats Classes - And Some Simple Graphical Remedies, 2011 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Sherick, P., Symanzik, J., Shannon, W. D. (2010): Accuracy, Bias, and Notable Observations for Experimental Actigraphy Data, 2010 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Sharif, A., Symanzik, J., Shannon, W. D. (2010): An Object-Oriented Approach in R for the Visualization of Functional Actigraphy Data, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 41, Forthcoming.

• Symanzik, J., Shannon, W. (2008): Exploratory Graphics for Functional Actigraphy Data, 2008 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD. [pdf]

• Symanzik, J., Wallet, B., Shannon, W. (2007): The Image Grand Tour for Exploring Medical Images, 2007 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2006): Changing Answers in Exams - For the Better or for the Worse? 2006 JSM Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Zhao, Q., Symanzik, J. (2006): A Spatio-Temporal Model for Urban Growth Using Impervious Surface Area Images, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 38, CD, Forthcoming.

• Gillies, R. R., Symanzik, J., Ma, P., Lee, H. I. (2006): NDVI Data Reduction for a Fuzzy Statistical Evaluation, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 38, CD, Forthcoming.

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N., Wun, A. C. K. (2005): Experiences with International Web-Based Introductory Long-Distance Statistics Courses, 2005 Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Erbacher, R., Gaenir, P., Vukasinovic, N., Wun, A. C. K. (2004): On the Effect of the Ordering of Questions in Exams - A Visual Analysis, 2004 Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Gebreab, S., Gillies, R., Wilson, J. (2003): Visualizing the Spread of West Nile Virus, 2003 Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Hurst, J., Symanzik, J., Gunter, L. (2003): Interactive Federal Statistical Data on the Web using ``nViZn’’, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 35, CD. [http://interfacesymposia.org/I03/I2003Proceedings/HurstJon/HurstJon.paper.pdf]

• Symanzik, J., Hurst, J., Gunter, L. (2002): Recent Developments for Interactive Statistical Graphics on the Web using ``nViZn’’, 2002 Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Swayne, D. F., Temple Lang, D., Cook, D. (2002): Software Integration for Multivariate Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis, New Tools for Spatial Data Analysis: Proceedings of the Specialist Meeting, Upham Hotel, Santa Barbara, California, May 10-11, 2002, Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science, CD.

• Symanzik, J., Wegman, E. J., Braverman, A. J., Luo, Q. (2002): New Applications of the Image Grand Tour, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 34, CD. [http://interfacesymposia.org/I02/I2002Proceedings/SymanzikJuergen/SymanzikJuergen.paper.pdf]

• Wegman, E. J., Symanzik, J. (2001): Data Visualization and Exploration via Virtual Reality - An Overview, Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute, 53rd Session Seoul 2001, Proceedings Book 2, 76-79.

• Symanzik, J., Jones, L. (2001): ``nViZn’’ Federal Statistical Data on the Web, 2001 Proceedings, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, CD.

• Jones, L., Symanzik, J. (2001): Statistical Visualization of Environmental Data on the Web Using nViZn, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 33, CD. [http://interfacesymposia.org/I01/I2001Proceedings/LJones/LJones.pdf]

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2001): Experiences with a Course on ``Web-Based Statistics’’, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 33, CD. []http://interfacesymposia.org/I01/I2001Proceedings/JSymanzik/JSymanzik.pdf.

• Symanzik, J., Griffiths, L., Gillies, R. (2000): Visual Exploration of Satellite Images, 2000 Proceedings of the Statistical Computing Section and Section on Statistical Graphics, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 10-19.

• Lewin-Koh, N. J., Symanzik, J., Cook, D. (1999): Dynamic Linking of ArcView, XGobi and XploRe for Multivariate Spatial Data: Linked Brushing for Points, Polygons, and Lines, Proceedings of the 20th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Hong Kong, China, November 22-25, 1999, Joint Laboratory for Geo Information Science of The Chinese Academy of Sciences and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (JLGIS), Volume 1, 575-580.

• Symanzik, J., Carr, D. B., Axelrad, D. A., Wang, J., Wong, D., Woodruff, T. J. (1999): Interactive Tables and Maps - A Glance at EPA’s Cumulative Exposure Project Web Page, 1999 Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Graphics, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 94-99.

• Symanzik, J., Ascoli, G. A., Washington, S. S., Krichmar, J. L. (1999): Visual Data Mining of Brain Cells, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 31, 445-449.

• Wegman, E. J., Symanzik, J., Vandersluis, J. P., Luo, Q., Camelli, F., Dzubay, A., Fu, X., Khumbah, N.-A., Moustafa, R. E. A., Wall, R. L., Zhu, Y. (1999): The MiniCAVE - A Voice-Controlled IPT Environment, In: Bullinger, H.-J., Riedel, O. (Eds.) 3. International Immersive Projection Technology Workshop, 10./11. May 1999, Center of the Fraunhofer Society Stuttgart IZS, Springer, Heidelberg, 179-190.

• Symanzik, J., Axelrad, D. A., Carr, D. B., Wang, J., Wong, D., Woodruff, T. J. (1999): HAPs, Micromaps and GPL - Visualization of Geographically Referenced Statistical Summaries on the World Wide Web, 1999 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Annual Proceedings, ACSM-WFPS-PLSO-LSAW 1999 Conference CD.

• Symanzik, J., Pajarola, R., Widmayer, P. (1998): XGobi and XploRe Meet ViRGIS, 1998 Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Graphics, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 50-55.

• Wilhelm, A. F. X., Wegman, E. J., Symanzik, J. (1998): Visual Clustering, Short Papers, Data Science Classification and Related Methods, VI Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, Rome, 21-24 July 1998, 349-352.

• Symanzik, J. (1998): Current Internet Technology and Statistics - Blessing or Curse?, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 30, 500-509.

• Vandersluis, J. P., Cooke, J. D., Ascoli, G. A., Krichmar, J. L., Michaels, G. S., Montgomery, M., Symanzik, J., Vitucci, B. (1998): Exploratory Statistical Graphics for an Initial Motion Control Experiment, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 30, 482-487.

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Klinke, S., Lewin, N. (1998): Exploration of Satellite Images in the Dynamically Linked ArcView/XGobi/XploRe Environment, In: Bodt, B. A. (Ed.) Proceedings of the Third Annual U.S. Army Conference on Applied Statistics, 22-24 October 1997, Army Research Laboratory ARL-SR-74, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 23-33.

• Symanzik, J., Klinke, S., Schmelzer, S., Cook, D., Lewin, N. (1997): The ArcView/XGobi/XploRe Environment: Technical Details and Applications for Spatial Data Analysis, 1997 Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Graphics, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 73-78.

• Deisinger, J., Cruz-Neira, C., Riedel, O., Symanzik, J. (1997): The Effect of Different Viewing Devices for the Sense of Presence and Immersion in Virtual Environments: A Comparison of Stereoprojections Based on Monitors, HMDs, and Screen, In: Smith, M. J., Salvendy, G., Koubek, R. J. (Eds.) Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics (21B). Design of Computing Systems: Social and Ergonomic Considerations, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 881-884.

• Cook, D., Cruz-Neira, C., Lechner, U., Nelson, L., Olsen, A., Pierson, S., Symanzik, J. (1997): Using Dynamic Statistical Graphics in a Highly Immersive Virtual Reality Environment to Understand Multivariate (Spatial) Data, Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute, 51st Session Istanbul 1997, Proceedings Book 2, 31-34.

• Symanzik, J., Kötter, T., Schmelzer, S., Klinke, S., Cook, D., Swayne, D. F. (1998): Spatial Data Analysis in the Dynamically Linked ArcView/XGobi/XploRe Environment, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 29, No. 1, 561-569.

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Lechner, U., Cruz-Neira, C. (1997): Dynamic Statistical Graphics in the C2 Virtual Reality Environment, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 41-47.

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1997): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: A Bidirectional Link between ArcView 2.1 and XGobi - An Update, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 29, No. 2, 35-40.

• Symanzik, J., Megretskaia, I., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1997): Implementation Issues of Variogram Cloud Plots and Spatially Lagged Scatterplots in the Linked ArcView 2.1 and XGobi Environment, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 28, 369-374.

• Majure, J. J., Cressie, N., Cook, D., Symanzik, J. (1996): GIS, Spatial Statistical Graphics, and Forest Health, In: Proceedings of the Third International Conference/Workshop on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling, Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 21-25, 1996, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, Santa Barbara, CA, CD. [http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/conf/SANTA_FE_CD-ROM/main.html]

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1996): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: A Bidirectional Link between ArcView 2.0 and XGobi, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 27, 299-303.

• Majure, J. J., Cook, D., Cressie, N., Kaiser, M., Lahiri, S., Symanzik, J. (1996): Spatial CDF Estimation and Visualization with Applications to Forest Health Monitoring, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 27, 93-101.

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J., Cook, D., Cressie, N. (1994): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: A Link between ARC/INFO and XGobi, Computing Science and Statistics, Vol. 26, 431-435.

• Symanzik, J. (1993): Three-Dimensional Statistical Graphics based on Interactively Animated Anaglyphs, 1993 Proceedings of the Section on Statistical Graphics, American Statistical Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 71-76.

Other Publications

• Symanzik, J., Mori, Y., Vieu, P. (2024): A Memorial for the Late Professor Friedrich Leisch, Computational Statistics, Vol. 39, No. 7, 3485-3492. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-024-01568-0]

• Friendly, M., Symanzik, J., Onder, O. (2019): Visualizing the Titanic Disaster, Significance, Vol. 16, No. 1, 14-19. [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2019.01229.x]

• Symanzik, J., Robbins, N. B., Heiberger, R. M. (2014): Observations from the Winners of the 2013 Statistics Poster Competition - Praise and Future Improvements, The Statistics Teacher Network, Vol. 83, 2-5. [http://www.amstat.org/education/stn/pdfs/stn83.pdf]

• Mori, Y., Herwartz, H., Symanzik, J. (2013): A Memorial for the Late Professor Wolfgang Polasek, Computational Statistics, Vol. 28, No. 4, 1383-1384. [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00180-013-0431-8]

• Ding, J., Symanzik, J., Sharif, A., Wang, J., Duntley, S., Shannon, W. D. (2011): Powerful Actigraphy Data Through Functional Representation, Chance, Vol. 24, No. 3, 30-36. [https://doi.org/10.1080/09332480.2011.10739872]

• Symanzik, J. (2011): A Word from our 2011 Section Chairs, Statistical Computing & Statistical Graphics Newsletter, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1-3.

• Symanzik, J. (2011): Book Review of ``Paul Murrell: Introduction to Data Technologies’’, Technometrics, Vol. 53, No. 2, 214-215.

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (May 2011): Peace Through Statistics, Amstat News, Issue #407, 10-14.

• Symanzik, J. (2010): Results of ``Real Challenger of a Puzzle’’ Graphics Contest, Chance, Vol. 23, No. 2, 25.

• Symanzik, J. (2009): Contest: ``A Real Challenger of a Puzzle’’, Chance, Vol. 22, No. 4, 28.

• Symanzik, J. (July 2006): Statistical Graphics: Invited Sessions, Data Expo, Mixer Highlight JSM for Section, Amstat News, Issue #349, 40.

• LaVange, L. (Text), Johnson, C. (Art), Symanzik, J. (Photos) (May 2006): Meetings: JSM 2006: Piecing it Together, Amstat News, Issue #347, Cover & 22-23.

• Symanzik, J. (December 2005): Utah: Past and Future Activities, Amstat News, Issue #342, 50-51.

• Symanzik, J. (2005): Book Review of ``Peter J. Diggle: Statistical Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns, Second Edition’’, Technometrics, Vol. 47, No. 4, 516-517.

• Symanzik, J., Vukasinovic, N. (2003): Comparative Review of ActivStats, CyberStats, and MM*Stat, MSOR Connections (LTSN Maths, Stats & OR Newsletter), Vol. 3, No. 1, 37-42.

• Symanzik, J. (2001): Book Review of ``Daniel A. Griffith and Larry J. Layne: A Casebook for Spatial Statistical Data Analysis’’, Technometrics, Vol. 43, No. 3, 375-376.

• Symanzik, J., Cressie, N. (1998): Book and Software Review of ``Yvan Pannatier: Variowin - Software for Spatial Data Analysis in 2D’’, Computational Statistics, Vol. 13, No. 3, 419-422.

Technical Reports (Otherwise Unpublished)

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1997): Linking ArcView 3.0 and XGobi: Insight Behind the Front End, Preprint 97-10, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J. (1996): Stochastic Analysis of Periodic Timed Data Flow Diagrams with Markovian Transition Times, Technical Report 96-24, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J., Baker, A. L. (1996): Timed Data Flow Diagrams, Technical Report 96-23, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J., Baker, A. L. (1996): Subclasses of Formalized Data Flow Diagrams: Monogeneous, Linear, and Topologically Free Choice RDFD’s, Technical Report 96-22, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J., Baker, A. L. (1996): Non-Atomic Components of Data Flow Diagrams: Stores, Persistent Flows, and Tests for Empty Flows, Technical Report 96-21, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J., Baker, A. L. (1996): Formalized Data Flow Diagrams and Their Relation to Other Computational Models, Technical Report 96-20, Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Cruz-Neira, C. (1996): Dynamic Statistical Graphics in the CAVE Virtual Reality Environment, Preprint 96-10, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

• Hering, F., Symanzik, J. (1992): Anaglyphen 3D - Ein Programm zur interaktiven Anaglyphendarstellung, Forschungsbericht 92/1, Fachbereich Statistik, Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany (in German).

Videos

• Cook, D., Lechner, U., Symanzik, J., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Cruz-Neira, C. (1996): Interaction Tools for Dynamic Statistical Graphics in a Highly Immersive Environment, ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library. [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Lechner, U., Cruz-Neira, C. (1996): Dynamic Statistical Graphics in a Highly Immersive Environment (People Version), ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library. [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

• Symanzik, J., Cook, D., Kohlmeyer, B. D., Lechner, U., Cruz-Neira, C. (1996): Dynamic Statistical Graphics in a Highly Immersive Environment, ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library. [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

• Majure, J. J., Cook, D., Symanzik, J., Megretskaia, I. (1996): An Interactive Environment for the Graphical Analysis of Spatial Data, ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library. [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

• Majure, J. J., Cook, D., Cressie, N., Kaiser, M., Lahiri, S., Symanzik, J. (1995): Spatial CDF Estimation and Visualization with Applications to Forest Health Monitoring, ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library. [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

• Symanzik, J., Majure, J. J., Cook, D. (1995): Dynamic Graphics in a GIS: Analyzing and Exploring Multivariate Spatial Data, ASA Statistical Graphics Video Library [http://stat-graphics.org/movies/]

Last Update September 4, 2026.