Research & Reviews : Journal of Statistics
Volume 9, Issue 3 (2020)
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Table of contents
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Review of Dominance Analysis: An Approach for Determining the Relative Importance of Predictors
Abstract: A lot of methods had been developed to explain the unclear concept of relative importance for independent variables. One of the most important methods for determining the relative importance of predictors is dominance analysis, which is a technique that determines variable importance, based on comparisons of unique variance contributions of all pairs of variables involving all possible subsets of predictors. The aim of this paper is to take a closer …
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Statistical Analysis of Spatial Distribution of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Abstract: Tuberculosis is the world’s number one cause of death from an infectious disease. In the year 2018 Ethiopia registered 146,172 cases of TB. Among these, 139,261 were new cases; 46,132 new smear-positive (33.1%); 49,037 new smear-negative (35.2%); 44,092 new extra-pulmonary TB (31.6%). The main objective of this study is to assess the spatial distribution of TB in Ethiopia by using spatial statistical methods. Spatial clustering of Tuberculosis was explored using …
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Statistical Exploration and Prediction of the Total Number of Daily Cases and Deaths of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Abstract: The study deals with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) completed here in two parts. First, we discussed some epidemiological parameters and their comparative study among some highly affected countries. In the second, though random phenomena (like cases and deaths) are unpredictable we tried to find time series ARIMA model and to forecast the nationwide daily total cases and deaths using worldometer database. From January 22 to March 18, 2020, a total …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Statistics · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 49–59 Read article
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Detection of Breast Cancer with Python
Abstract: Global cancer data confirms more than 2 million women diagnosed with breast cancer each year reflecting majority of new cancer cases and related deaths, making it significant public health concern. But fortunately, it is also the curable cancer in its early stage. Early diagnosis of breast cancer with timely and effective treatment services improves the prognosis and survival of patients. During classifying tumors, there are significant chances of error and …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Statistics · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 5–22 Read article