ABSTRACT In this project, Partial Least Square Regression was compared with Ordinary Least Square Regression (OLSR) to handle the problem of multicollinarity and small sample size on all Nigeria Insurance Company’s expenditure data. The prediction methods have been compared for efficiency through Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Square... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT For schools to be effective, computer literacy should be demonstrated through computer availability as well as student’s awareness and usage of library related website. The research design is a descriptive survey which comprises a sample of 383 students randomly selected from a population of YABATECH students. The research instrument... Continue Reading
Abstract The report explored the effect of taxation on mobile money services a case of Makindye East division, Kampala district. The specific objectives of the study were; to establish the level of taxation on mobile money services in Makindye East Division Kampala district, to determine the level of mobile money services in Makindye East Division... Continue Reading
Health related quality of life is one of the growing subjects used for evaluating health conditions among patients who suffer from specific ailment.It has been assumed that identification of the variables is able to mirror the one's general health conditions.However,formulating the extent of contribution is multiple variable towards overall... Continue Reading
Overview 1.1 Human skin and Its Functions 1.2 Papulo-squamous and Erythemato-squamous skin diseases 1.3 Statement of the Problem 1.4 Study Aim and Objectives 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope and Limitations 2.1 Machine Learning 2.2 Data Mining 2.3 Mathematical Modeling...... ... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This project presents an empirical study of time series modeling and forecasting of the official daily Exchange rate of Nigeria Naira for US Dollar in terms of buying rate, central rate and selling rate, from the period of 1st January 2016 to 19th of May 2017 (recession period). In this view, Box Jenkins approach was applied for the... Continue Reading
The word is not interested in the storm you encountered but did you bring t h e ship in? It's is not the time a man spends in planning, it's the faith and confidence he put in his planning that really counts. Investigation has revealed that the economic base of Nigeria base on the crude oil. Hence there is every need to take a critical... Continue Reading
Abstract This study was aimed at ascertaining the most preferred drugs in treating malaria fever in Delta State. A field survey was carried with 200 questionnaires distributed to health professionals at some selected hospitals. The data obtained were analyzed using percentages, bar chart and hypothesis testing via ANOVA and Chi-square. The result... Continue Reading
Abstract Several authors have developed statistical procedures for testing whether two models are similar. In this work, we not only present the notion of equivalence but also extend this to a measure of predictive ability of a time series following a stationary self-exciting threshold autoregressive (SETAR) process. A proposition and a lemma were... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL iii DEDICATION iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v LISTOFTABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF ACRONYMS xi ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study I .2 Statement of the problem 3 1.3 Purpose of the study 3 1 .4 Research objectives 3 I .5 Research questions 3 1.6 Scope of the study 4 1 .6. 1 Geographical scope... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Road accident has been of great social and economic concern. It has became a total topic for scientific investigation. The number of deaths on the road today, particularly on the major roads of rural-urban areas are what motivated me in writing this project. This study is essentially based on the Statistical Analysis of Road Accidents... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Rising cost of foodstuffs affect the welfare of majority of Nigerians who live below the poverty line of one dollar per day. The study examined the relative changes in prices of staple foods in Imo State. The study collected secondary data from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the yearly prices and quantities of staple foods in Imo... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION H APPROVAL III DEDICATION iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT V LIST OF TABLES x ABSTRACT xi CHAPTER ONE 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROU1~’JD OF THE STUDY 1 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 5 1.3 GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5 1.3.1 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5 1.4AREA OF STUDY 5 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5 1.5.1 SUBJECT SCOPE 5... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The complexity of a face’s components originates from the incessant variations in the facial component that occur with respect to time. Notwithstanding of these variations, humans recognise a person very easily using physical characteristics such as faces, voice, gait, etc. In human interactions, the articulation and perception of... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The present study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of feeds (cotton seed cake, yeast supplement, cow milking ration) and seasonal variation (dry and rainy season) on dairy milk yield. A total of 21 mid lactation cows were fed with cotton seed cake, yeast supplement and cow... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This work suggests an exact and systematic model identification approach which is entirely new and addresses most of the challenges of existing methods. We developed quadratic discriminant functions for various orders of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) models. An Algorithm that is to be used alongside our functions was also... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study is to examine the impact of real exchange rate and inflation on private investments in Uganda. The two objectives were to determine the effect of real exchange rate on private investment; to determine the effect of inflation rate on private investment. The study used Real exchange rate, Inflation rate,... Continue Reading
Abstract The study explored self-efficacy, subjective norm, attitude and socio-economic factors as correlates of sports betting among high school students in Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were; to establish the relationship between student self-efficacy and Sports betting, to establish the relationship between attitude and Sports... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix LIST OF TABLES viii ABSTRACT x CHAPTER ONE I INTRODUCTION 1 1.0 Background of the study 1 1.1 Statement of the problem 3 1.2 Purpose of the study 3 1.2.1 Specific Objectives of the Study 3 1.4 Research hypothesis 4 1.5... Continue Reading
Abstract This study examined the effect of Government expenditure on coffee output and productivity in Uganda over the period 2005-2015 with time series data collected from Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and Bank of Uganda (BOU). The present study applied ADF Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique as... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Background Maternal mortality has seen a significant decline in Ghana over last decade. Stakeholders and government continue to invest in strategic policies aimed to further decrease the ratio of maternal mortality. To achieve the desired results, interventions must be tailored toward specific factors in order to further strengthen the... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT The Kenya Vision 2030 aims at achieving a 10 percent per annum growth rate in the economy. Investments have been identified as a major channel through which this objective can be met. The government has undertaken various public investments to fuel economic growth. However, for this to be even more effective, private investments have to... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble 1.2 Significance 1.3 Aims and Objectives of the study 1.4 Scope of the study 1.5 Limitation of the study CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Literature Review 2.2 Role of central... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ii APPROVAL iii DEDICATION iv LIST OF ACRONYMS v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii ABSTACT x CHAPTER ONE 1 .0 Introduction .1 Background of the study 1 .2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study 3 1.4 Objectives of the Study .1 1 .4.1 General objective 4 1 .4.2 Specific objectives 4 1.5 Research... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Education progress plays a very important role in determining the future of a pupil and even in planning for the schools and education sector as a whole. Primary Education forms the basis of implementing Poverty Reduction Strategy by the government through the acquisition of basic literacy skills, which increases opportunities for... Continue Reading