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Oluwayemisi Oyeronke Alaba

Country of origin: Nigeria Currently in: Nigeria, Ibadan General field of specialization: Mathematical sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2011 Doctorate Mathematical sciences
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Other

Bayesian Analysis, Multi-equation modelling, Spatial/health statistics

Research Keywords: 
statistical analysis

Publications resulting from Research: 


Publications:

(a) Chapters in Books already published:

1. Shangodoyin, D. K. and Ojo, O. O. (now Alaba, O. O.) (2005): Statistical Inference in Ifa Divination. In Falola T. and Genova A. (Eds.). Orisa Yoruba Gods and Spiritual Identity in Africa and the Diaspora. Africa World Press, Trenton. 75-85pp. ISBN 1-59221-373-1. (United States of America).

(b) Articles that have already appeared in Refereed Conference Proceedings:

2. Alaba, O. O. and Olaomi, J. O. (2015): Geo-additive Modelling of Family size in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 60th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistical Institute. 5240-5247pp. ISBN 978-90-73592-35-3. (Netherlands).

(c) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals:

3. Usman, Y. B. and Alaba, O. O. (2008). The Defects of the Vital Registration System and its Effect on the Formulation and Management of Health Policy in Nigeria. Journal of Social and Policy Issues Vol. 5. No. 3: 77-80. (Nigeria)
4. Shangodoyin, D.K, Shittu, O.I & Alaba, O.O (2008): Nigerian Population Dynamics and Its Implication for Development. Medwell Journals of The Social Sciences 3(2): 83-87.

5. Obisesan, K.O., Udomboso, C.G., Osowole, O.I., Alaba, O.O (2008): On the Maximization of the Likelihood Function against Logarithmic Transformation. West African Journal of Biophysics and Biomathematics. Vol. 1. ISSN 1840- 5231. Pp 33- 45.

6. Alaba, O.O & Olubusoye, E.O (2009): A Simple Justification of the Multivariate Generalized Linear Models for Child Nutritional Status. Global Journal of Mathematics and Statistics. Vol. 1, No. 1: Pp 51-56.

7. Ojo, S.O, Enwereonye, O.N and Alaba, O. O. (2009). Critical Review of Maternal Mortality Rate in Oyo State, Nigeria. Journal of Social Policy and Society. Vol. 4. No. 1: 108- 110. (Nigeria).

8. Alaba, O. O, Olubusoye, E.O. & Ojo, S.O. (2010): Efficiency of Seemingly Unrelated Regression Estimator over the Ordinary Least Squares. European Journal of Scientific Research. Euro Journals Publishing, Inc. ISSN 1450-216X Vol.39 No.1, Pp.153-160.

9. Ayinde, K., Apata, E. O. and Alaba, O. O. (2012). Estimators of Linear Regression Model and Prediction under Some Assumptions Violation. Open Journal of Statistics. Vol. 2: 534 -546. (Italy).

10. Olubusoye, O. E., Alaba, O. O. and Oranye, H. E. (2013). Cubic Smoothing Spline on some Selected Blood Pressure Variables. Journal of Science Research. Vol. 12: 299 – 304. (Nigeria).

11. Alaba, O. O., Olubusoye, O. E. and Oyebisi, O. R. (2013). Cholesky Decomposition of Variance- Covariance Matrix Effect on the Estimators of Seemingly Unrelated Regression Model. Journal of Science Research. Vol. 12: 371 – 380. (Nigeria).

12. Alaba, O. O., Olubusoye, O. E. and Korter, G. (2014). Spatial Dependencies in Under-Five Mortality Rates in Nigeria using Proximate Environmental and Maternal Determinants. Journal of Nigerian Statistical Association Vol. 26: 127 - 143. (Nigeria).

13. Alaba, O. O. (2015). Sensitivity of Hyperparameters to Prior Distribution: Exploratory Study of Discontinuity of Family Planning in Uganda. Indian Journal of Innovations and Developments Vol. 4. No. 3: 1 – 11. (India).

14. Alaba, O. O. (2015). Modelling Determinants of Discriminatory Attitude towards HIV/AIDS Patients in Zambia: A Generalized Additive Mixed Model. West African Journal of Industrial and Academic Research Vol. 13: 60 -71. (Nigeria).

15. Korter, G. O., Olubusoye, O. E., Alaba, O.O, Omolehin, J. O. Investigation of Under-five Mortality Rate using Moran’s Index.

16. Alaba, O. O., Olaomi, J. O. and Olubusoye, O. E. (2015). Spatial Pattern of Unmet Need of Family Planning in Nigeria. South African Family Practice Journal. Vol. 57. No. 5: 306 - 312. (South Africa).

17. Alaba, O. O. (2015). Discontinuity of Family Planning in Nigeria: A Geo-Additive Model Approach. West African Journal of Industrial and Academic Research Vol. 14: 60 - 69. (Nigeria).

18. Lukman, A. F., Ayinde, K., Alaba, O. O and Arowolo, O. T. (2015). Nigerian Economic Growth and Government Expenditure: A Disaggregated Analysis and Two Stage Ridge Regression Approach. Science Focus, 20 (2), 29-34. (Nigeria)

19. Alaba, O. O. Arnab, R. and Olaomi, J. (2017): Exploratory Study on Factors Associated with Stigmatisation of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana: Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 31(2), 76-85.(Botswana)

20. Olalude, A. O and Alaba, O.O. (2017): Bayesian Semiparametric Modelling of Stunting in Nigeria. Futa Journal of Research in Sciences, 13(2), 276 - 285

21. Alaba, O. O. and Olubusoye, O. E.: Tolerable Orthogonal Correction Point in Semiparametric Seemingly Unrelated Regression Model (In press).

22. Alaba, O.O., Olubusoye, O.E. and Baiye, E. O.: Handling Overdispersion in Spatial Semi-parametric of Fertility Data. (under review)

23. Oke,O., Okewole, D. M., and Alaba, O.O. (2018): Determining Model Adequacy for a Trivariate Seemingly Unrelated Regression Model. Journal of Research in Physical Sciences.

24. Olaomi, O, Okewole, D.M., and Alaba, O.O. (2018): Decomposed Triangular Matrices on the Estimators of Unequal Observations of Seemingly Unrelated Regression. Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics, 45(1)

25. Okewole, D. M., Onanaye, A. S. and Alaba, O.O. (2018): Assessment of Statistical Analysis as a Tool for Interdisciplinary Research. Journal of Research in Physical Sciences.



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Teaching
Lecturing

Workshop and Conference Attended

2015 Brazil 60th ISI World Statistics Congress

Presentation given

2015
60th World BAnk Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building
Brazil
Event: 60th ISI WSC Congress
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Dec 2010
Research Grant, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
This is an award towards completion of doctoral programme

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