Browsing School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science by Issue Date
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Analysing Data for Educational Research: Analysis of Mathematics Scores at Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education, 2011, for Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)Analysing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results is vital to inform the design of interventions to improve teaching and learning of Mathematics in Kenyan schools. Here, further analysis of the 2011 ... -
Analysis of The Greek Parameters of a Nonlinear Black-Scholes Partial Differential Equation
(Maseno University, 2014)Derivatives are used in hedging European options against risks. The partial derivatives of the solution with respect to either a variable or a parameter in the Black-Scholee model are called risk parameters or simply the ... -
Simulation Model Approach on Effect of Manure on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Soil in Kaptumo, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2014)Agriculture, especially livestock keeping contributes significantly to changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Research quantifying exchange of GHGs between the biosphere and atmosphere are ... -
Analyzing the Performance in Mathematics: A case study of Rachuonyo District 2007 - 2011
(Maseno University, 2014)In this study we set to determine whether there exists a difference in the performance in Mathematics occasioned by the category of the school (boarding or day secondary schools) and if such a difI ference occurs then ... -
An assessment of the effect of tax obligations Awareness on compliance behaviour among Partnership registered businesses in Machakos County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2014)ABSTRACT Kenya Revenue Authority is expected to meet its annual revenue targets to enable the Government meet its recurrent and development expenditure with minimal borrowing. In doing so, the Authority has substantially ... -
Analysis of some factors associated with contraceptive Usage among Kenyan urban women.
(Maseno University, 2014)Abstract This study was necessitated by the lack of baseline information regarding some factors associated with contraception since most information obtained is either out dated, is on subsets of the population or not ... -
Application of seasonal Autoregressive integrated moving Average (sarima) to model and Forecast water demand in Kisumu City, Kenya
(2014)ABSTRACT Increased population of Kisumu City over the past years has resulted into high demand and competition for water and related facilities. This is evident in the persistent water scarcity within the City, use of ... -
Regression analysis of entry behaviour And final performance and one "way Anova of kenyan schools: A Case Study of Nyamira District, Nyamira County
(Maseno University, 2014)The performance in Kenyan Certificate of Primary education (KCPE) is very crucial in determining the learner's final grade in Kenya Certificate of Secondary the learners get admitted to, they can improve, maintain or ... -
Multiple linear regression analysis of mathematics, English, KCPE and KCSE in Ndhiwa sub-county Kenya
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On completely positive maps
(Maseno University, 2015)Completely positive maps is an important field due to its significance, application and mathematics itself. While discussing the properties of the positive maps, researchers have questioned whether the properties of the ... -
Flexible parametric prognostic risk score models for short-term risk of aids on patients newly initiated on highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart) in Nyanza, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)About 22.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS reside in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom have progressed to AIDS over time. Kenya has high numbers of new infections; a total of 104,000 in the general population with ... -
The effect of constant and non constant pressure driving force on the power output in a solar chimney power plant
(Maseno University, 2015)Solar energy has a great potential for the future; it is free, its supplies are unlimited, it does not pollute the environment and cannot be controlled by one industry. Currently, the use of solar energy as an alternative ... -
Mathematical Model to Determine the Concentration of Fly-Ash at Sony Sugar Company in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Mathematical modeling continues to attract attention of applied math- ematicians, physicists, engineers, biologists, research institutions and oth- ers. This study focuses on air pollution concentration: a case study ... -
Mathematical Model to Determine the Concentration of Fly-Ash at Sony Sugar Company in Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2015)Mathematical modeling continues to attract attention of applied mathematician, physicist, engineers, biologists, research institutions and others. This study focuses on air pollution concentration: a case study of fly-ash ... -
Analysis of six major opportunistic infections to understand the high deaths among HIV/ AIDS patients: A Case of Homa Bay District Hospital
(Maseno University, 2015)Two-way analysis of variance tests the equality of population means when classification of treatments is by two factors or variables. Twoway ANOVA is possible if there exist one measurable and two nominal variables. ... -
Sustainable Use of Business Intelligence Tools at Coca-Cola Kisii Bottlers (K) Limited
(Maseno University, 2015)Computer Based Information Systems in organizations gather and store voluminouselectronic data that can be a useful resource in supporting management decision making. Business Intelligence (BI)tools provide a means of ... -
On Schwarz norms
(Maseno University, 2015)Abstract Investigation of the properties of the numerical radius by Berger and Stampfli showed that indeed numerical radius norm is a Schwarz norm. Later on James P.Williams determined a family of distinct Schwarz norms ... -
Deficiency indices and spectra of Fourth order Differential Operators with Unbounded Coefficients on a Hilbert space
(Maseno University, 2016)The concept of unbounded operators provides an abstract framework for dealing with differential operators and unbounded observable such as in quantum mechanics. The theory of unbounded operators was developed by John Von ... -
Analysis of The Effect of Integrating ICT In The Teaching Process in Primary Schools In Kisumu County
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT In September 2006 the Ministry of Education (MOE)introduced Information and Communication Technology (ICT)syllabus in curriculum of Primary 1Teacher (PIT) education, to equip the teacher trainees with understanding ... -
Impact Assessment of the Io-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Prevention Of Pneumonia Among Children Under Five Years in Kijabe Mission Hospital, Kiambu County
(Maseno University, 2016)This study assessed the impact of the 10 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumonia prevention by determining annual trends of pneumonia, recurrent pneumonia levels as well as establishing the association of other ...