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The Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences(SIMs) succeeds the Centre of Applied Research in Mathematical Sciences (CARMS). It is committed to delivering high quality graduate education and research through providing a stimulating research environment and continuous support for our researchers and students. SIMS promotes and develops research and consulting in the mathematical sciences, including statistics, mathematical biology, mathematical finance and mathematics education
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A Bayesian approach to Geo spatial analysis of HIV viral load data
(Strathmore University, 2019)HIV is currently ranked among the leading causes of death in Kenya and in the world, with an estimated 1.5 Million Kenyans living with HIV and 28,000 deaths recorded annually as a result of AIDS related illnesses. In 2014, ... -
The Effects of technology adoption on millennial entrepreneurship
(Strathmore University, 2018)Information Technology has made considerable inroads in organizations and enterprises. This diffusion of technology has been credited with significant cost reductions, gains in productivity, organizational effectiveness ... -
The Effect of political risk on exchange rate volatility: the case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The Kenyan economy, like many other economies in the world, is sensitive to the political events that occur. In modem day, economies with stable political environments and efficient economic policies have strong and healthy ... -
Relationship between external debt and private investments in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of external debt in boosting economic growth in Kenya and its impact on private investment. This study uses an Auto Regressive Distributive Model (ARDL) to estimate ... -
Impact of private sector credit on economic growth in the East African Community
(Strathmore University, 2018)The levels of credit extended to the private sector by banks is considered as an important factor when measuring the extent of financial development of a country. Credit extended to the private sector by banks is considered ... -
Effects of fraud management practices on the profitability in the insurance industry
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this research was to study the effect of fraud management practices on the profitability of insurance companies in Kenya. The category of fraud focused on was the policyholder and claims fraud which is defined ... -
Determinants of adoption of agricultural technology in Kenya: a case of small scale farmers in Kirinyaga
(Strathmore University, 2018)Agricultural technologies are seen as an important route out of poverty in most of the developing countries. However the rate of adoption of these technologies has remained low in most of these countries. This study aim ... -
Analyzing the significance of the impact of political unrest and terrorism on Kenya's tourism industry: an event study approach
(Strathmore University, 2018)Tourism is one of the key drivers of Kenya's socio-economic development. The total contribution of the tourism industry to Kenya's Gross Domestic Product was 9.8% in the year 2016 while the total employment contributed by ... -
The Relationship between fiscal policy and elections in the East African Community
(Strathmore University, 2018)Incumbent leaders may manipulate fiscal policy in terms of increasing recurrent or capital expenditure to convince voters of their competence in running the government. Financing of the increased expenditure is what leads ... -
The Price-concentration relationship in the banking industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The objective of the study is to examine market structure performance hypothesis in banking industry in Kenya. Specifically, the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) and market efficiency hypotheses were examined to determine ... -
The Labour dynamics in the European single market
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study examines the impact that the introduction of the European single market has had on the unemployment rates and the level of wages in member countries of the European Union. The study seeks to obtain indicators ... -
The Impacts of economic activities on county government revenue in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between economic activities within county governments and revenue amounts collected by the county governments and to forecast future revenue. In order to meet the ... -
Testing the trade-off theory and the pecking order theory of capital structure in Kenya's listed firms
(Strathmore University, 2018)The static trade-off and pecking order models are tested on a sample data of 19 Kenyan firms listed on the Nairobi stock exchange for the period 2006-2016. Empirical results prove that both models can explain some part of ... -
Role of agency banking in facilitating financial inclusion in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The research project set forth to evaluate the role played by agency banking in facilitating financial inclusion. The sole objectives of the study were to study and evaluate the effects of the number of agents employed and ... -
Price and liquidity effects of stock splits on shares
(Strathmore University, 2018)Fama et al. ( 1969) defined a stock split as an exchange of shares in which at least five shares were distributed for every four formerly outstanding, which means that shareholders get additional shares for every share ... -
Operational risk modeling for general insurance companies in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study looked at the quantification of operational risk based capital for general insurance companies in Kenya. It is important to note that the regulator requires all insurance companies to compute risk based capital ... -
Motor private vehicle rating model
(Strathmore University, 2018)Most motor insurance companies in Kenya collect about 5-l 0 rating factors in their proposal forms. Despite having these data, these companies have in the past used the minimum rates prescribed by the Insurance Regulatory ... -
Modeling Own Source Revenue (OSR) of county governments in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Revenue forecasting is an essential part of budget making process in the public sector. This study considered the Time Series Modeling of Own Source Revenue of counties in Kenya. Data used was collected from the revenue ... -
Impact of political conflict on international trade: a case of electoral violence in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Political conflict has been a major setback for developing economies over the years and the effect on the economy cannot be ignored. International trade which is significant in development is not spared when internal ... -
Fraud detection using machine leaning: a comparative analysis of neural networks & support vector machines
(Strathmore University, 2018)Fraud detection and prevention tools have been evolving over the past decade with the ever growing combination of resources, tools, and applications in big data analytics. The rapid adoption of a new breed of models is ...
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