Browsing by Author "Dept. of Statistics"
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The AIDS transition: impact of HIV/AIDS on the demographic transition of black/African South Africans by 2021
Matanyaire, Sandra D. (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The first two official AIDS cases were diagnosed in South Africa in 1982. During the same period of the 1980s, the black/African population was experiencing an accelerated fertility decline, following a period of accelerated ... -
Analysis and estimation of customer survival Time in subscription-based businesses
Mohammed, Zakariya Mohammed Salih (University of the Western Cape, 2008)Subscription-based industries have seen a massive expansion in recent decades. In this type of industry the customer has to subscribe to be able to enjoy the service; there-fore, well-de ned start and end points of the ... -
Analyzing the relationship between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Lesotho and manufacturing: 1997to 2007
Mota, Likese Angelinah (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. ... -
An application of factor analysis on a 24-item scale on the attitudes towards AIDS precautions using Pearson, Spearman and Polychoric correlation matrices
Abdalmajid, Mohammed Babekir Elmalik (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The 24-item scale has been used extensively to assess the attitudes towards AIDS precautions. This study investigated the usefulness and validity of the instrument in a South African setting, fourteen years after the ... -
An Application of Multiple Regression in Exchange Rate Arrangements
Ndiritu, Gachiri Charles (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 ... -
Assessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western Cape
Abels, Melissa Dione (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 ... -
Comparing South African financial markets behaviour to the geometric Brownian Motion Process
Karangwa, Innocent (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 ... -
Contraception and unmet-needs in Africa
Stiegler, Nancy (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The first objective of this study is to show if diffusion of contraception in areas of traditional high fertility has gone through profound changes. Indeed, we would like to know if contraceptive behaviours have evolved ... -
Determinants of contraceptive use among currently married women in Amhara and Oromiya Regions of Ethiopia
Teferi, Zeleka (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The purpose of this research is to study the effect of different demographic and socio economic factors on the contraceptive use among currently married women of age 15-49 in the two regions of Ethiopia, Amhara (17,214,056) ... -
Fertility in Nigeria and Guinea : a comparative study of trends and determinants
Osuafor, Godswill Nwabuisi (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The present study was conceived to examine the trend and factors affecting fertility in Nigeria and Guinea. Fertility has declined by about nineteen percent in Nigeria between 1982 and 1999. In the same period it has ... -
Fitting extreme value distributions to the Zambezi river flood water levels recorded at Katima Mulilo in Namibia
Kamwi, Innocent Silibelo (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this research project was to estimate parameters for the distribution of annual maximum flood levels for the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo. The estimation of parameters was done by using the maximum likelihood ... -
A framework for evaluating an introductory statistics programme at the University of the Western Cape
Makapela, Nomawabo (University of the Western Cape, 2009)There have been calls both from the government and private sector for Higher Education institutions to introduce programmes that produce employable graduates whilst at the same time contributing to the growing economy of ... -
Health seeking behaviours in South Africa: a household perspective using the general households survey of 2007
Jim, Abongile (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study is aimed at empirically examining health seeking behaviours in terms of illness response on household level at South Africa using 2007 General Household Survey and other relevant secondary sources. It provides ... -
Household access to water and willingness to pay in South Africa: evidence from the 2007 General Household Survey
Ngum, Kimbung Julious (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study assesses the present level of household water access and the willingness to pay in South Africa. Although the general literature informs that progress has been made in positing South Africa above the levels found ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS on poverty in the Eastern Cape: a case study of Lusikisiki
Dudeni, Nontembeko (University of the Western Cape, 2007)In recent publications and reports it has been outlined that HIV/AIDS is growing rapidly in the rural communities and the levels of poverty are on the increase. HIV/AIDS has been viewed to have a disastrous impact in almost ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS on under-five mortality in Malawi
Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Although the under-five mortality rate in Malawi has been declining since 1960, it still remains one of the highest in the world. In order to appropriately target interventions to achieve substantial reductions in deaths ... -
Investigating domestic violence against women in South Africa
Njezula, Aurelia Babalwa (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Domestic violence or intimate partner violence is increasingly being recognized as a problem that seems to be spiralling out of control. The causes of domestic violence have preoccupied scientists for several decades. The ... -
Location-based estimation of the autoregressive coefficient in ARX(1) models
Kamanu, Timothy Kevin Kuria (University of the Western Cape, 2006)In recent years, two estimators have been proposed to correct the bias exhibited by the leastsquares (LS) estimator of the lagged dependent variable (LDV) coefficient in dynamic regression models when the sample is finite. ... -
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
Lapah, Yota Cyprian (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 ... -
Participation of African immigrants in the labour force of South Africa: Insights from the 2001 population census
Mohammed, Isam Yasin Adb Elgadir (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study examines the participation of African immigrants in the South African labour force with the central question revolving around whether the immigrants create jobs through the establishment of their own businesses ...