Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Statistics and Population Studies) by Author "Faculty of Science"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of female labour force participation in South Africa in 2008
Yakubu, Yakubu A. (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 ... -
Estimation of Pareto distribution functions from samples contaminated by measurement errors
Kondlo, Lwando Orbet (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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Perceived quality and utilisation of maternal health services in peri-urban, commercial farming, and rural areas in South Africa
Matizirofa, Lyness (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. ... -
Power studies of multivariate two-sample tests of comparison
Siluyele, Ian John (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. ... -
Quantified assessment to enhance student learning in the sciences at UWC
Lombard, Ronell (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 ... -
Return flight: The exodus of professionals from South Africa
Mtsweni, Constance (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 ... -
Spousal communication and family planning behavior in Northern Cape, South Africa
De Gita, Gloria N. (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 theory underlying human genetic linkage analysis based on quantitative data from extended families
Galal, Ushma (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 ... -
Stochastic Volatility Models for Contingent Claim Pricing and Hedging
Manzini, Muzi Charles (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 ... -
Teaching logarithmic inequalities using omnigraph
Basadien, Soraya. (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
Latief, Abduraghiem (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
Nakanyala, Tuli Ta Tango Tanga (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, ...