Browsing Department of Statistics & Population Studies by Title
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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 ... -
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 ... -
A statistical investigation into the admissions criteria for the Electrical- and Mechanical Engineering courses at the Peninsula Technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)Concern was expressed by the School of Electrical- and Mechanical Engineering and Computer Data Processing (School of EMC) regarding the School's admissions criteria for the Electrical- and Mechanical Engineering courses. ... -
Statistical modelling of clustered and incomplete data with applications in population health studies in developing countries
(University of Western Cape, 2014)The United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) drafted eight goals to be achieved by the year 2015, namely: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Supportive socio-economic conditions to achieve a successful demographic dividend in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)One of the population structures associated with demographic dividend is “demographic transition”, which is a shift from high fertility and mortality to low fertility and mortality. It is understood that low dependency ... -
Supportive socio-economic conditions to achieve a successful demographic dividend in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)One of the population structures associated with demographic dividend is “demographic transition”, which is a shift from high fertility and mortality to low fertility and mortality. It is understood that low dependency ... -
Survival modelling and analysis of HIV/AIDS patients on HIV care and antiretroviral treatment to determine longevity prognostic factors
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The HIV/AIDS pandemic has been a torment to the African developmental agenda, especially the Southern African Development Countries (SADC), for the past two decades. The disease and condition tends to affect the productive ... -
Teaching logarithmic inequalities using omnigraph
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Over the last few years it became clear that the students struggle with the basic concepts of logarithms and inequalities, let alone logarithmic inequalities due to the lack of exposure of these concepts at high school. ... -
Throughput of UWC students who did at least one semester of third-year statistics
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study explored the completion rates (the number of years a student takes to complete a degree) of graduates at the University of the Western Cape. Differences between students who finished their studies in the prescribed ... -
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, ... -
Understanding the factors related to subjective well-being in the TB population: The South African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Fifty percent of the world’s tuberculosis population is found in eight countries, one of which is South Africa. Of the eight countries, South Africa is said to be experiencing the highest burden of Tuberculosis, with an ... -
Using a weighted bootstrap approach to identify risk factors associated with the sexual activity of entering first-year students at UWC
(2013)This thesis looks at the effect that the introduction of various techniques (weighting, bootstrapping and variable selection) has on the accuracy of the modelling process when using logistic regression. The data used in ... -
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 utilisation of HIV services on campus by the students of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This qualitative study was conducted from June to November 2009, using designed questionnaires for sixty three (63) registered students and five (5) HIV program staff .The main reason for this study was to understand the ... -
Utilization of health care services and maternal education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The importance of maternal health care services cannot be stressed enough. Maternal health services are important in reducing pregnancy-related complications as well as maternal and infant deaths. This study was concerned ... -
Violence against women in Burkina Faso: A quantitative and qualitative study
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Many socio-anthropological and/or quantitative studies have attempted to address the issue of violence against women indirectly by focusing on the perceptions of the actors rather than on the fact of having suffered it ...