Office: WF16

Extension: 2114

Email: precious.mdlongwa@nust.ac.zw

Qualifications

PhD in Statistics,  Botswana International University of Science and Technology-BW (BIUST, 2019), Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, National University of Science and Technology-ZW (NUST, 2011), MSc in Operations Research,  National University of Science and  Technology-ZW(NUST, 2009), BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Midlands State University-ZW(MSU, 2005)

Taught Courses
1. Probability Theory
2. Multivariate Analysis
3. Forecasting
4. Simulation Modelling
5. Design and Analysis of Experiments
6. Computer Packages
7. Introduction to Statistics
8. Applied Statistics

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Research interests: Statistical Distributions, Multivariate and Time Series Analysis. 

Publications

Oluyede BO, Makubate B, Fagbamigbe AF, Mdlongwa P. A New Burr XII-Weibull-Logarithmic Distribution for Survival and Lifetime Data Analysis: Model, Theory and Applications. Stats. 2018; 1(1):77-91.

Lornah Lepetu ,  Broderick O. Oluyede , Boikanyo Makubate , Susan Foya and Precious Mdlongwa, Marshall-Olkin Log-Logistic Extended Weibull Distribution : Theory, Properties and Applications, Journal of Data Science 15 (2017), 691-722

Precious Mdlongwa, Broderick O. Oluyede, Alphonse Amey, and Shujiao Huang , The Burr XII modifed Weibull distribution: model, properties and applications, Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis Vol. 10, Issue 01, April 2017, 118-145

Moyo I.L., Mkhwananzi N.  and  Mdlongwa P. , Valuation of defaultable securities based on credit ratings using reliability models: Case of Zimbabwean Banks, 10th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium Book  of  Papers Presented (ISSN: 2412-2386) , (2015),  70-83.

Makoni Tendai, Mdlongwa Precious  and Chinofunga Tinashe P., Multivariate time series analysis of tourist arrivals in Zimbabwe using bootstrapped vector error correction method: A case study of Victoria Falls Rainforest (2009-2013) , International Journal of Statistics and Systems, Vol. 9, Number 2 (2014), 189-202

Hlongwane T., Mdlongwa P., Nare H. and Moyo I.L.,  Censored Regression Techniques for Credit Scoring: A Case Study of the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo). International Journal of Economics and Finance; Vol. 6, No. 10 ( 2014), 1916-9728

Mercy Mukoko  and Precious Mdlongwa,  A Study To Investigate The Effectiveness Of The Performance Lag Address Programme In Improving Students' Performance In Mathematics: A Case Study Of Students At Mutare Girls' High School In Zimbabwe, IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME) Vol 4, Issue 4 Ver. V ( 2014),  42-55