The ever increasing number of students who drop out of university remains a challenge for Higher Education administrators. In response to this, different studies have been conducted globally in order to identify student ...

This study presents the application of Direct and Indirect methods of Small AreaEstimation(SAE)techniques. Thestudyisaimedatestimatingthetrends and the proportions of households accessing water, sanitation, and electricity ...

In spatial statistics, several methods have been developed to measure the extent of local and global spatial dependence (clustering) in measured data across areas in a region of research interest. These methods are now ...

TheEllisrasLongitudinalStudy(ELS)openedthepossibilitiesforunderstandingthegrowthvariationsamongchildreninruralSouthAfrica. Theaimofthe study was to analyse the growth spurt in height and weight of children using the ELS. ...

Several studies indicated a growing trend in terms of frequency and severity of extreme events. Extreme rainfall could cause disasters that lead to loss of property and life. The aim of the study was to model the monthly ...

Temperature extremes have a crucial impact on agricultural, economic, health and energy sectors due to the occurrence of climate extreme events such as heat waves and cold waves. Limpopo province is among the hottest ...

Operations Research (OR) is a scientific method for developing quantitatively well-grounded recommendations for decision making. While it is true that it uses a variety of mathematical techniques, OR has a much broader ...