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Dr. Benjamin Odoi

bodoi@umat.edu.gh

Position

Departmental Training Officer

Department

Mathematical Sciences

Research Interest

Applied Statistics, Bio-Statistics ( Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Design and Analysis of Experiments, Statistical Genetics), Climate Change, Financial Statistics (Risk Analysis, Stochastic Process and its Application, Quality Control, and its Management), Data Science (Data Mining, Neural Networks), and Big Data Analytics.

Autobiography

Dr. Benjamin Odoi is a Lecturer at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Mines and Technology, UMaT, Tarkwa. He is a contemporary statistician and big data analytics with diverse applications focusing on health, applied statistics, and climate change. As a statistician on many research projects, he has provided technical advice in areas ranging from sample size calculation, data collection design, data management procedures, data analysis, statistical and mathematical modeling, and many more. Also, as an inspiring teacher, he has taught many statistical and related courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has also guided the research work of many students in applied statistics, mathematical modeling, public health, finance, logistics, and engineering at the Ph.D., MPhil, MSc, and BSc levels. His computer programming skills include using SAS, R, Minitab, SPSS, Eviews, XL Miner, and Pasalade.

Academic Degrees

2021

PhD in Mathematics (Statistics Option)
UMaT

2019

MSc in Applied Statistics
University of Peradeniya, UOP

2017

Certificate in Advanced Study in Data Science and Big Data Analytics
GIMPA, Ghana

2016

MPhil in Statistics
UMaT

2012

BSc in Mathematics
UMaT

Institutions Attended

2018--2019

University of Peradeniya

2017--2020

University of MInes and Technology, UMaT

2013--2016

University of Mines and Technology

2008--2012

University of Mines and Technology

Professional Bodies

2019--date

Applied Statistics Association of Sri Lanka (ASASL)

2017--date

Nigerian Statistical Association

2017--date

Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis

2017--date

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

2013--date

Mathematics Association of Ghana

Awards

2017

UMaT Staff Development Sponsorship

Academic Rank

2019--Date

Lecturer

2016--2019

Assistant Lecturer

Journal Publications

Ocloo, S.K., Brew, L., Nasiru, S. and Odoi, B. (2023), "On the Extension of the Burr XII Distribution: Applications and Regression", Computational Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 1-30.

Robert A. Ofosu, B. Odoi, Boateng, D. F. and Muhia, A. M (2023), "Fault Detection and Diagnosis of a 3- Phase Induction Motor Using Kohonen Self- Organising Map", Jurnal Nasional Teknik Elektro, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 1-12.

Gidigah, P. and ODOI, B. (2022), "Modelling Loan Classification as a Markov Chain", Research Square, , pp. 1-6.

B Odoi, S Twumasi-Ankrah, S Samita, S Al-Hassan (2022), "The Efficiency of Bartlett's Test using Different forms of Residuals for Testing Homogeneity of Variance in Single and Factorial Experiments-A Simulation Study", Scientific African, Elsevier, Vol. 17 No. e01323,

Ocloo, S.K., Brew, L., Nasiru, S. and Odoi, B. (2022), "Harmonic Mixture Fréchet Distribution: Properties and Applications to Lifetime Data", International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Hindawi, , pp. 1-20.

B. Odoi, Abubakari, S., Nutakor, F., and Li, J (2022), "Is There a connection Between Ghana's Inflation and Unemployment Rates? An Evidence from Phillips Curve Representation Using Vector Error Correction Model ", International Journal of Social Sciences and Economic Environment, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 57-70.

Odoi, B., Brew, L. and Attafuah, C. (2021), "The use of Principal Component Regression and Time Series Analysis to Predict Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Ghana", Energy Research Journal, Science Publication, Vol. 12 , pp. 1-12.

Buabeng, A., Brew, L., Odoi, B. and Obiri-Yeboah, F. (2021), "Effects of Climate Change on Maize Production in Ghana - A Comparative Study of Parametric and Non-Parametric Regression Models", Ghana Journal of Technology, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 26-35.

Agyare, O.R., Odoi, B. and Asamoah, M. (2021), "Electricity consumption forecast for Tarkwa using autoregressive integrated moving average and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system", Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 75-94.

B Odoi, S Twumasi-Ankrah, S Samita, S Al-Hassan (2020), "Modifications to Bartlett’s and Levene's tests for Homogeneity of Variance in Factorial Experiments", UMaT Online , , 297pp.

Twumasi-Ankrah, S., Odoi, B., Adoma Pels, W. and Gyamfi, E. H. (2019), "Efficiency of imputation techniques in univariate time series", International Journal of Science, Environment, and Technology, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 430 – 453.

Al-Hassan, S., Yaganuma, L. and Odoi, B (2019), "The trajectory of lost mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold extraction in Ghana", Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 35-40.

B. Odoi, S. Samita, S. Al-Hassan, S. Twumasi-Ankrah (2019), "Efficiency of Bartlett and Levenes Tests for Testing Homogeneity of Variance Under Varying Number of Replicates and Groups in One–Way ANOVA", International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), Elsevier Scopus, Vol. 8 No. 6, pp. 1219-1223.

B. Odoi, S. Samita, S. Al-Hassan, S. Twumasi-Ankrah, Appiah, S. T. (2018), "Multivariate Analysis of Price Volatility in Petroleum Products Using the DCC and BEKK-GARCH Models", The International Journal of Science and Technology,, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 116-126.

Appiah, S.T., Buabeng, A. and Odoi, B. (2018), "Comparative Study of Mathematical Models for Ghana’s Gold Production", Ghana Mining Journal, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 78-83.

Odoi, B., Twumasi-Ankrah, S. and Al-Hassan, S. (2017), "Modeling Price Volatility in Petroleum Products in Ghana", Ghana Journal of Technology, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 40-44.