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Developing a model of school climate unique to secondary schools in South Africa: A multilevel analysis approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The educational landscape in South Africa is unique and has also seen many changes since the dawn of democracy more than 20 years ago. The apartheid education system was marred by severe inequalities between schools and, ...
Spatial Distribution of the Population in South Africa: a statistical approach
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The purpose of the study was to examine the structural changes occurring in the patterns of spatial
population distribution across South Africa over the period 1996-2016. The government in South
Africa is perceived as being ...
Factors influencing infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
According to a 2010 report by the United Nations, mortality rates among children under the age of five remain extremely high in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa in which Zimbabwe is one of them. Child mortality in ...
Fostering collaboration amongst business intelligence, business decision makers and statisticians for the optimal use of big data in marketing strategies
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The aim of this study was to propose a model of collaboration adaptable for the optimal use of big data in an organisational environment. There is a paucity of knowledge on such collaboration and the research addressed ...
The statistical analysis of complex sampling data
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Most standard statistical techniques illustrated in text books assume that the data are collected from a simple random sample (SRS) and hence are independently and identically distributed (i.i.d.). In reality, data are ...
Proximate determinants of fertility and contraceptive use among currently married women in Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Fertility is one of the elements in population dynamics that has significant contribution
towards changing population size and structure over time. In Ethiopia, fertility dropped only
slightly between 2000 and 2005, from ...
Challenges of postgraduate students at the University of the Western Cape 2009 - 2013
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In South Africa, postgraduate education is a catalyst in national development and poverty alleviation that is widely acknowledged by the state and higher education institutions, such as the University of the Western Cape ...
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 ...
Determinants of under-five mortality in South Africa: A logistic regression
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
While several interventions have been implemented over the past decade to combat child mortality, under-five mortality remains a challenge especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Global-ly, child mortality has decreased to half ...
Factors associated with teenage pregnancies and childbearing among girls currently attending high school in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Teenage pregnancy and childbearing in South Africa are very common and persistent issues.
Despite the different types of birth control methods that the government of South Africa has
provided to the public, teenage pregnancy ...