Browsing School of Pure and Applied Sciences by Author "Simwa, Richard Onyino"
Now showing items 1-2 of 2
-
On Derivation of the Probability of Occurrence of an Epidemic with Application to HIV/AIDS Spread Given Tuberculosis Co-infections in the Presence of Treatment
Simwa, Richard Onyino; Muhati, Nelson Lwoyelo; Chikamai, Lucy (Science Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2017)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) infections are two major world’s public health problems especially in developing countries. Worldwide, 13% of TB cases are estimated to be co-infected ... -
On Local Linear Regression Estimation of Finite Population Totals in Model Based Surveys
Kikechi, Conlet Biketi; Simwa, Richard Onyino; Pokhariyal, Ganesh Prasad (American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 2018)In this paper, nonparametric regression is employed which provides an estimation of unknown finite population totals. A robust estimator of finite population totals in model based inference is constructed using the procedure ...