About the Program
The PhD program in Applied Statistics aims to:
• Provide training for the development of research capabilities in Statistics and its applications
• Produce skilled statisticians who will improve teaching of statistics in colleges and universities
• Develop highly trained statisticians to address the needs of the other sciences and the industry as well
• Provide candidates with skills for multidisciplinary research
About the Program
About the Program
Program Objectives
The objectives of the Master of Science (MSc) programme in Applied Statistics are to:
• Train statisticians for industries, institutions and other organization
• Expose candidates to various branches of statistics for teaching and research.
• Prepare candidates for PhD programme in statistics
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Program Objectives
The MSc in Actuarial Science programme is designed to:
• Equip students with theoretical and practical knowledge, develop and apply techniques of mathematics, statistics, probability and finance to solving real business problems.
• Provide high quality training in Actuarial Science.
• Provide an opportunity for research in Actuarial Science and development of Actuarial products.
• Provide an opportunity to students from other disciplines to pursue training in Actuarial Science.
About the Program
The program covers five major areas of Applied Statistics namely:
• Mathematical Statistics
• Economic Statistics
• Demography and Social Statistics
• Actuarial Science
• General Applied Statistics
Program Objectives
• To equip the student with a broad-based statistical knowledge and skills;
• To train statisticians for employment in public and private sectors.
• To prepare candidates for postgraduate studies in statistics
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About the Program
About the Module
Dr Joyce Otieno apart from being a statistics lecturer at Maseno University is an active member of Maseno University Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (MU-LISA). Her research interests include Disease Modelling, Time Series Analysis and Data Crunching.
My area of specialization is in Stochastic Modelling, of Populations. I also do research in Bayesian Techniques and applications.