Nkechi Okoacha
School of Science and Technology (SST).
Background
Nkechi G. Okoacha holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Education from University of Benin and a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos and is currently on her journey to pursuing her PhD in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She currently lectures Mathematical and Statistical related courses to first year undergraduates at PAU.
Her research interests are on Probability Distribution Theory and its Application to real-life Data.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics Education from University of Benin and a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Lagos
Selected publications
Journal and Conference Publications
Machine Learning Okoacha, N. G., & Osatohanmwen, P. (2024). Analysis of Nigeria’s COVID-19 data using time series and machine learning models: Imperatives for actions into possible future pandemic. In 2024 International Conference on Science, Engineering and Business for Driving Sustainable Development Goals (SEB4SDG) (pp. 1–4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEB4SDG60871.2024.10629706
Statistics Ugah, T. E., Arum, K. C., Onwuamaeze, C. U., Ossai, E. O., Oranye, H. E., Eze, M. N., Mba, E. I., Mba, I. C., Ekene-Okafor, C. N., Asogwa, O. C., & Okoacha, N. G. (2023). A new procedure for multiple outliers detection in linear regression. Mathematics and Statistics, 11(4), 738–745.
Probability Theory Okoacha, N. G., & Akarawak, E. E. E. (2022). Entropy-based stochastic ordering of the Weibull-Rayleigh distribution with application [Conference paper]. 9th International Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Optimization (ICMSO), Institut de Mathématique et de Sciences Physiques, Université d’Abomey, Porto-Novo, Benin Republic.