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From The Classical Beta Distribution To Generalized Beta Distributions
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This Master's project considers on one hand, the construction of the two parameter classical beta
distribution on the domain (0, I) and its generalization and on the other hand, the construction of
the extended two ...
The impact of tourism on the conservation of the cultural heritage in the Kenyan coast
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This study was on the impact of tourism on the conservation of the cultural heritage in the Kenyan
coast. It examined the social, economic and physical impacts of tourism on the immovable and movable
cultural heritage ...
Analysing the temporal characteristics of extreme temperature events over asals and the coastal regions of Kenya as an indicator of climate change
(2008)
The issue of climate change is of global concern. Extreme climatic events have become
particularly of interest to most governments around the world. This concern has been
increasingly reflected in media reports over the ...
Use of logistic regression model to identify the key determinants of poverty in kenya on the basis of DHS Data
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This study examines the determinants of poverty in Kenya. While most of the studies done on poverty determinants rely on the income, expenditure and consumption data, The data used in this study comes from
the Demographic ...
Inter carrier billing clearing house (a case study for the Kenyan ICT sector)
(2008)
This project discusses principles of interconnection and activities involved in development of a
framework of an efficient inter carrier billing clearinghouse system for the converging lCT market
(one of the core area ...
Var model of a cointegrated system: structural change and economic growth in ken
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The objective was to show that structural change plays a significant role in economic
growth in the Kenyan economy. Structural change in the cointegrated VAR model
was described as the deviation of actual production ...
An E-Payment system for Local E-Commerce
(2008)
Problem Statement
The problem under investigation pertains to the lack ofInternet merchant accounts to enable
local merchants to sell their goods and services and receive payments conveniently over the
Internet. This ...
Quasi-similarity and spectra of some classes of operators in hilbert spaces
(2008)
This thesis is devoted to results on spectrum and Cl operators. In the study of operator in Hilbert
spaces, spectrum is important since it enables us achieve properties like normality, similarity,
quasi-similarity, ...
Application of dynamic financial analysis (DFA) for solvency assessment for "'general insurance companies'" in Kenya
(2008)
Regulators have recently adopted Risk-Based Capital formula for the assessment of
solvency. The project has developed a simple DFA model for the assessment of solvency
for general insurance companies. The application of ...
Determination of the adjuvant potential of bacille calmette guérin with culture derived leishmania major soluble exo-antigens
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Leishmaniasis is one of the neglected diseases that afflicts residents of developing
countries. To date, there are no proven vaccines against this disease. Previous studies
have shown that Leishmania major soluble ...