Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Statistics and Population Studies) by Issue Date
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Assessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The motivation of this study is to assess the high risk behaviors that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS among the youth. The most influential high risk behaviours that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS are ... -
Spousal communication and family planning behavior in Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Spousal communication on issues related to family planning and reproductive health is important in influencing fertility limiting behaviour. In South Africa, studies analyzing the relationship between spousal communication ... -
Religion, education and child immunization in Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study examines the relationship between immunization status of children and religion before and after controlling for other factors such as maternal education in Ethiopia, a country characterized by highest mortality ... -
Assessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Globally, new HIV infections are heavily concentrated among the youth, i.e., persons aged 15-24 years old (UNAIDS, 2006b). In South Africa, the estimated national HIV prevalence was 10.4% among the youth in 2006 (Dorrington ... -
Power studies of multivariate two-sample tests of comparison
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The multivariate two-sample tests provide a means to test the match between two multivariate distributions. Although many tests exist in the literature, relatively little is known about the relative power of these procedures. ... -
Comparing South African financial markets behaviour to the geometric Brownian Motion Process
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study examines the behaviour of the South African financial markets with regards to the Geometric Brownian motion process. It uses the daily, weekly, and monthly stock returns time series of some major securities ... -
Socio-demographic characteristics and HIV testing in Omdurman National Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) in Sudan by Reem Mutwali
(UWC, 2008)The identification of the association between socio-demographic characteristics and HIV was found to be a useful tool in determining the important risk factors in Sudan. In this study, the relationship(s) between HIV test ... -
An Application of Multiple Regression in Exchange Rate Arrangements
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This project "An application of multiple regression in exchange rate arrangement" focused on the processes followed by different countries when choosing an exchange rate regime for currency stabilization. It analyses the ... -
Stochastic Volatility Models for Contingent Claim Pricing and Hedging
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The present mini-thesis seeks to explore and investigate the mathematical theory and concepts that underpins the valuation of derivative securities, particularly European plainvanilla options. The main argument that we ... -
Trends and determinants of contraceptive prevalence in Namibia: from the 90s to the new millenium
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Contraception is said to be one of the vital determinants of fertility (Bongaarts, 1978). African nations, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa have a history of high fertility levels and low contraceptive use. However, ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(2009)South Africa’s female labour supply increased substantially over almost the past two decades. Female labour force participation is an imperative indication of the extent to which females participate in the economic activities ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study employs the Human Capital Theory (HCT), which postulates that the education of women is positively related to the likelihood of their labour force participation, in order to investigate quarterly dynamics in the ... -
Analyzing the relationship between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lesotho and manufacturing: 1997to 2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The study draws on secondary data from the Bureau of Statistics in Lesotho. Simple and multiple linear regression models techniques are used to analyze the relationship between the GDP of Lesotho and the GDP of manufacturing. ... -
Using factor analysis to determine why students select UWC as higher education institute
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study investigates the most important reasons behind the rst-year students' decision to select University of the Western Cape (UWC) as higher education institution. These reasons were organized into a few factors for ... -
The statistical theory underlying human genetic linkage analysis based on quantitative data from extended families
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Traditionally in human genetic linkage analysis, extended families were only used in the analysis of dichotomous traits, such as Disease/No Disease. For quantitative traits, analyses initially focused on data from family ... -
The socio-economic characteristics and Implications of youth unemployment in Galeshewe Township in the Kimberley area (Northern Cape Province)
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The objective of this study was to investigate some socio-demographic aspects and implications of youth unemployment in Galeshewe Township. The study makes use of descriptive statistics to analyze and interpret data collected ... -
Estimation of Pareto distribution functions from samples contaminated by measurement errors
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The intention is to draw more specific connections between certain deconvolution methods and also to demonstrate the application of the statistical theory of estimation in the presence of measurement error. A parametric ... -
Estimation of Pareto Distribution Functions from Samples Contaminated by Measurement Errors
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Estimation of population distributions, from samples that are contaminated by measurement errors, is a common problem. This study considers the problem of estimating the population distribution of independent random ... -
Stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive, or have AIDS – a female perspective in Zwartwater, Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The aim of this study is to investigate the perceived stigmatization of and discrimination against people who are HIV positive or people who are living with AIDS. One questionnaire was used to collect qualitative and ... -
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study investigates ways in which migratory trajectories relate to the gradual insertion and eventual integration of immigrants. It therefore shows the contribution of social capital in the migration and insertion into ...