Richard Kodzo Avuglah

Statistics and Actuarial Science

About

Dr. Richard Kodzo Avuglah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. He is a Financial Statistician. His research area includes Design of Experiments, and Statistical and Financial Modelling.He holds a degree in B.Sc Mathematics from the University of Cape Coast (1999) and an M.Sc degree in Financial Mathematics and a Ph.D in Applied Mathematical Statistics from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (2003 and 2011 respectively).

Research Summary

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The researcher's work is centered on applying advanced statistical and computational techniques across diverse fields such as transportation, trade, finance, environmental science, health sciences, energy systems, biology, social behaviors, and economics. Utilizing innovative models and methodologies, the researcher addresses complex systems through applied mathematics and data analysis.

Research Themes

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Application of ARIMA Models to Road Traffic Accident Cases in Ghana(2014)

Modeling Road Traffic Fatality Cases in Ghana.(2014)

Modeling annual Coffee production in Ghana using ARIMA time series Model(2012)

A Mixture of Clayton, Gumbel, and Frank Copulas: A Complete Dependence Model(2022)

Hybrid Clayton-Frank Convolution-Based Bivariate Archimedean Copula(2018)

On Two Random Variables and Archimedean Copulas(2017)

On a Hybrid Clayton-Gumbel and Gumbel-Frank Bivariate Copulas with Application to Stock Indices(2018)

Quantum Leap and Uptake for Technological Advances in Africa in the Era of the COVID-19 Crisis(2024)

Geographically weighted logistic regression model for identifying risk factors for malaria infection among under-5 children in Ghana(2024)

Optimizing renewable energy integration: statistical models for grid stability and economic viability(2025)

Application of Joint Generalized Linear Models in Determining Physical Support Factors that Influence Crop Yield in Northern Ghana(2020)

Time Series Behavior of the Volume of Wood Products Export in Ghana(2014)

Impact of Trade Policies on Wood Products Export in Ghana(2015)

Some Steps towards Experimental Design for Neural Network Regression(2022)

RECOGNITION OF FACE IMAGES UNDER VARYING HEAD-POSES USING FFT-PCA/SVD ALGORITHM(2018)

Improved estimators for the rate parameter of gamma model using asymptotic properties(2021)

Analysis of Crop Yield Physical Support Services Data Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Models(2015)

Performance Assessment of Penalized Variable Selection Methods Using Crop Yield Data from the Three Northern Regions of Ghana(2016)

Determinants of Length of Stay of Snakebite Victims in a Hospital. Statistical Modeling Approach(2023)

Simulation Study of Estimators of the Gamma Rate Parameter Using MLE as a Baseline Estimator(2024)

Identifying Heterogeneous Preferences for Informal Sector Pension Plans in Ghana Using a Latent Class Discrete Choice Model(2025)

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