Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Statistics and Population Studies) by Issue Date
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Seisoensfluktuasies in Industriële produksie en die Aandelemark met spesiale verwysing na die Suid - Afrikaanse situasie
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)In 1976 Rozeff and Kinney found that seasonality exists in the monthly rates of return on the New York Stock Exchange with peak periods in January. By making use of this information and the fact that the rates of return ... -
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. ... -
Site selection and community participation in the development of Gracilaria Gracilts (stackhouse) steentoft, irvine and farnham mariculture in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The seaweed Gracilaria gracilis has been shown in previous studies to have potential for mariculture along the West Coast of South Africa. However, the selection of suitable sites is crucial for the success of a farming ... -
Evaluation of computer-based tutorials at UWC: Perceptions, advantages and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This is an exploratory study that aims to find out how computer-based tutorials can be conducted effectively for large first year Statistics classes. The study focuses on the student's perceptions, advantages of being able ... -
An investigation into the methodologies of value-at -risk and a simulation process of a portfolio of financial instruments.
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Financial companies such as investment and commercial banks as well as insurance companies, mutual and pension funds hold assets in the form of financial instruments in portfolios. Nowadays, financial instruments have ... -
The AIDS transition: impact of HIV/AIDS on the demographic transition of black/African South Africans by 2021
(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 ... -
The AIDS transition: Impact of HIV/ AIDS on the demographic transition of black/ African South Africans by 2021
(University of 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 ... -
Fitting extreme value distributions to the Zambezi river flood water levels recorded at Katima Mulilo in Namibia
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Quantified assessment to enhance student learning in the sciences at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This project discusses whether the British prototype questionnaire called the Assessment Experience Questionnaire (AEQ) could be standardized as a quantifier of assessment and be used at a multicultural institute such as ... -
Fitting extreme value distributions to the Zambezi River flood water levels recorded at Katima Mulilo in Namibia (1965-2003)
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study sought to identify and fit the appropriate extreme value distribution to flood data, using the method of maximum likelihood. To examine the uncertainty of the estimated parameters and evaluate the goodness of ... -
Location-based estimation of the autoregressive coefficient in ARX(1) models
(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. ... -
Waiting to die: staging of HIV positive people at the first HIV test - Region A, Nelson Mandela Metropole (January 1991-April 2000)
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This project suggested that HIV people in Region A (Nelson Mandela Metropole, formerly Port Elizabeth) health district of the Eastern Cape, seek HIV testing when they are already in stages three (late disease) and four ... -
Perceived quality and utilisation of maternal health services in peri-urban, commercial farming, and rural areas in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This investigation aimed to determine factors that influence women's utilisation of maternal health services, with specific focus on the quality of care and services available to disadvantaged communities in South Africa. ... -
An application of factor analysis on a 24-item scale on the attitudes towards AIDS precautions using Pearson, Spearman and Polychoric correlation matrices
(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 ... -
Fertility in Rwanda: Impact of genocide, an ananlysis of fertility before, during and after 1994 genocide
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The 20th century has witnessed several wars and genocides worldwide. Notable examples include the Armenian and Jews genocides which took place during World War I and World War II respectively. The Rwandan genocide of 1994 ... -
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. ... -
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. ... -
Return flight: The exodus of professionals from South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Research shows that more than 60 percent of South African born professionals, who graduated from South African universities, are leaving the country to work abroad in search of better working environments and financial ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS on poverty in the Eastern Cape: a case study of Lusikisiki
(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 ...
