Faculty of Science & Technology (FST): Recent submissions
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A comparison of the moving averag, garth ( I I) and arch volatility models as measure of returns
(School of mathematics, 2012-11)Many empirical studies have shown strong evidence against some of the underlying assumptions of the Black Scholes Model. However this paper has focussed on the constant value that is assumed for the volatility. Empirical ... -
Asset growth effect on stock returns at the Nairobi securities exchange limited
(School of mathematics, 2012-11)Asset growth is form of investment in which the company management adds value to shareholders wealth. This lucrative investment strategy is emerging to be the normative idea for many firms. It is also common knowledge ... -
Nairobi securities exchange:is it a reliable form of investment?
(School of mathematics, 2012)The big question remains" Is Nairobi securities exchange a reliable form of investment? ................ " Following the market confidence, that was generated in the first three year of independence due to stable economic ... -
The link between rates and interest rates
(School of mathematics, 2012-11)In recent years, there has been a special interest in the link between exchange rates and interest rates in both advanced and developing countries. This is understandable, given the important role these variables play ... -
Binomial mixtures with continous mixing priors
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)In this work, we consider a class of mixture distributions generated by randomizing the success parameter p of a Binomial distribution. We derive the density functions of the mixture distributions, and in some cases, ... -
Use Of Logistic Regression Model To Determine The Key Contaminants Of Water In Yatta District
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Over one sixth of the world's population lacks safe drinking-water sources. The water crisis in Kenya is due not only to the wave of droughts but also to poor management of the water sources, pollution of water supplies ... -
Revenue Forecasting: A Case of Import Duty.
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Revenue forecasting is an essential part of budgeting in the public sector and, hence, it is necessary for a government to forecast the revenue it collects for planning purposes. This study uses the monthly customs data, ... -
Fertility models based on mixtures and compound distributors
(School of mathematics, 2012)A considerable amount of work has been done regarding the fertility study in mathematical demography. Most researchers used Beta distribution since it a classic example of a distributions in the [0,1] domain.This project ... -
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 ... -
Iterative principal factor analysis -application on ordinal data
(School of mathematics, 2012-06)This study discusses the procedure of variables reduction that improves assessment of attributes for a subject of interest. Details of how measured variables can be used to obtain a set of unobserved underlying factors ... -
The diversity of extremophilic bacteria in lake Magadi, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2010)Lake Magadi, a highly saline lake with a pH range of about 11 to13, harbors extremophilic eubacteria and archaeobacteria that are either halophilic, alkaliphilic, haloalkaliphilic or thermophilic. Water sampling was done ... -
The ecological and social aspects of livestock predation by large carnivores in pastoral ranches adjacent to Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2010)Allover the world, human-wildlife conflict is an ever increasing problem for many species of wildlife and especially true for large carnivores. They are often killed when threatening humans and their domesticated animals, ... -
Modeling Income Distribution of Households in Mwea: A Hierarchical linear Model approach
(School of mathematics, 2012-07)Mwea Irrigation Scheme having been formed as early as 1956, the project studies the current distribution of Gross family income in the sections of Mwea Irrigation Scheme accounting for individual's characteristics of the ... -
Bee diversity and their floral resource utilization along a distance gradient from the Arabuko Sokoke forest
(University of NairobiSchool of Biological Sciences, 2009)A study was conducted to assess the change in bee diversity along a distance gradient from the Arabuko Sokoke forest and among the three major vegetation types found in the forest. The floral utilization and resource ... -
Determinants of Contraceptive Discontinuation: A Weibull Regression Analysis
(School of mathematics, 2012)This is a study to examine the overall discontinuation rate and factors associated with contraceptive discontinuation among women of reproductive age group between 15 to 49 years in Kenya using data from 2003 KDHS. The ... -
Species Distribution Model: A Case Study of Prunus Africana in Kakamega Forest
(School of mathematics, 2012-12)A major method for analyzing resource selection of species, predicting and mapping habitat suitability is by use of a geographic Information System (GIS). This research combines data relating to Prunus Africana (also ... -
Modelling the prevalence of violence against women using the Kenya demographic health survey 2003
(School of mathematics, 2011)This study examines the determinants of violence against women in Kenya. The data used in this study comes from the Demographic and Health Surveys, (DHS). Parsimonious Logistic regression models were estimated based on ... -
Using structural equation modelling to evaluate the customer's trust and loyalty in Akuh, N
(School of mathematics, 2012-06)Measurement of customer satisfaction In behavioural health services has received increasing emphasis due to clinicians' and researchers' desire to measure outcomes that reflect the patient's unique perspective. The ... -
Investigation of tylosema fassoglense seed as an alternative source of protein in animal feed
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2011)Formulation of animal feeds entails use of various raw materials in order to come up with a final product capable of meeting dietary needs of the animal under consideration. To achieve this goal, animal and plant based ... -
Assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in cow milk, sediments and water from Nairobi West region.
(University of NairobiChemistry, 2011)The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of 17 organochlorine pesticide residues in cow milk, water and sediments from Karen and Langata areas of Nairobi West region. Water, sediment and milk were sampled using ...
