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Modeling Inflation in Kenya Using ARIMA and VAR Models
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Inflation is an important indicator of economic activity and is used by decision makers to plan economic policies. This paper is based on modeling inflation over the period 2005-2013 using two auto regressive models; ... -
Modeling Interest Rate on Economic growth of Kenya between 1970 and 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The high-interest rate has been a problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Kenya, for a long time. The high-interest rates have prevented the growth of companies since they shun away from borrowing capital to grow ... -
Modeling Job Satisfaction among Call Center Agents: Ordinal Regression Model
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Job satisfaction in call centers offers a multi-disciplinary approach covenng such disciplines as Operations Research and Management, Mathematics and Statistics, Forecasting and Modeling, Industrial Engineering, Information ... -
Modeling Labor Market Performance In Sub-Sahara Africa Using Convex Optimization Techniques
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-06)In this project, we have modeled labor market performance in Sub-Sahara Africa using convex optimization. Labor market indicators were adopted as a reliable source of information capable of describing Sub-Sahara Africa ... -
Modeling lapse rates using economic variables. A case study for a life insurance company operating in Kenya
(School of Mathematics, 2007)Lapse rates are an important consideration in the pricing and implementation of Life Insurance Policies. Lapses are defined the premature withdrawal of policyholders from policies that they have previously taken up. The ... -
Modeling lapse risk using cointegration and error correction approach
(2015)Policy lapse, in life insurance, is the ratio of the number of policies that default during a period to the average number of policies written within that period. It is a phenomenon that occurs during the activity of ... -
Modeling Macroeconomic Determinants of Public Debt in Kenya
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Modeling Malaria Prevalence in Africa: A linear mixed effects analysis accounting for missing data
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and mortality in Africa. A lot of resources have been, and continue to be channeled towards prevention, controlling and treatment of malaria. The World Health Organization ... -
Modeling Monthly Inflation Rate Volatility in Kenya Using Arch Type Family Models
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study describes financial time series modelling with special application to modelling inflation data for Kenya. Specifically the theory of time series is modelled and applied to the inflation data ... -
Modeling Multidimensional Indicators of Poverty in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Poverty is a condition in which a person or community is lacking the basic needs required for a minimum standard of well-being. Poverty can be measured using eco- nomic, social and environmental indicators. Past research ... -
Modeling of CD4 counts change and the Time from Care to ART uptake in Cell phone Study MCH Clinic
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2009)HIV/ AIDS still remains the biggest social, economic and development challenge. UNAIDS (2005), estimates that 2 million of Kenya's 29.5 million people are currently infected with HIV and that l.5 million have succumbed ... -
Modeling of household decision making using a two stage cluster survey data
(School of mathematics, 2011-07)In central province of Kenya, families fall under different structures. These structure depend on the various parameters like the education of the spouses, their levels of income, the family decision maker, how family ... -
Modeling of Malaria Prevalence in Kisumu County Kenya Using Logistic Regression
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Modeling of return on stock price volatility and market volatility [a case study of electricity stock at the Nairobi stock market]
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Financial options, namely stock options are always in which investors can manage the risk level of their portfolios and control the timing of various cash flows. In most basic terms, this class of derivatives consist of ... -
Modeling of stock indices using asymmetric GARCH models
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study discusses GARCH modeling with a special focus on the fitting of GARCH models to financial return series. Most popular asymmetric GARCH models are considered by comparing the modeling performance of different ... -
Modeling of the Impact of Climate Change on Herbivores Distribution in the Savanna Ecosystems, a Case Study of Amboseli Ecosystem, Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)For years, conservationists have been captivated by the existence of many species of large herbivores in grasslands and savannas. However, climate changes manifested through increasing land temperatures and changing rainfall ... -
Modeling of the Kenya airways stock prices.
(2005)Kenya Airways has contributed to the growth of the transport sector and the Kenyan Economy. To model the KQ share prices, mathematical models can be used. Some of the mathematical models that can be used to model share ... -
Modeling of volatility of interest and treasury bill rates using arch / garch family models and their effect on pension fund
(University of Nairobi, 2016-12)The interest rate and Treasury bill rates were converted into simple returns and modeled by use of ARCH and GARCH (1, 1) models. The GARCH (1,1) was preferred because it allows many parameters and considers conditional ... -
Modeling of Wholesale Prices for Selected Vegetables Using Time Series Models in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Price forecasting is more sensitive with vegetable crops due to their highly nature of perishability and seasonality and is often used to make better-informed decisions and to manage price risk. Further, to improve ... -
Modeling Online Auction Prices And Their Dynamics Using Functional Data Analysis
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2008)Online auctions have become increasingly popular in recent years, and as a consequence, there is a growing body of emphirical research on this topic. Most of that research treats data from online auctions as cross-sectional ...