Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Survival modeling of accident risks of vehicle drivers in Northern Region of Ghana

Alhassan Faisal
  • Alhassan Faisal
  • Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development, P. O. Box 24, Navrongo, Ghana.
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Mamadou Lamine Diedhiou
  • Mamadou Lamine Diedhiou
  • School of Business Studies, Wisconsin International University College, Ghana.
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Katara Salifu
  • Katara Salifu
  • Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development, P. O. Box 24, Navrongo, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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