ABSTRACT
This study on the non-parametric analysis of reported cases
of malaria attack on various sex and age groups was conducted to verify whether
a particular sex or age group is affected by malaria more than the other(s)
based on a given set of data. Non-parametric techniques were applied in
analyzing the data collected from Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia for the
period of five years (2004 - 2008). These techniques include: Mann-Whitney U
test, Wilcoxon Rank-sum test, Runs test for randomness, and Kruskal-Wallis H
test. The result of the analysis revealed that malaria attack has almost the
same effect on both sexes but decreases with increasing age groups. This
implies that the older a person is, the more resistant he/she is to malaria and
fever. The result of this analysis raised a question which is: "Can one's
body system get immune or resistant to malaria?" The answer to this
question is left for further research work probably by medical teams or health workers.
OGAZIE, C (2021). Nonparametric Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Malaria Attack On Various Sex And Age Groups From 2004 - 2008. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nonparametric-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-malaria-attack-on-various-sex-and-age-groups-from-2004-2008-7-2
CHIMKWERE, OGAZIE. "Nonparametric Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Malaria Attack On Various Sex And Age Groups From 2004 - 2008" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 07 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nonparametric-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-malaria-attack-on-various-sex-and-age-groups-from-2004-2008-7-2. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
CHIMKWERE, OGAZIE. "Nonparametric Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Malaria Attack On Various Sex And Age Groups From 2004 - 2008". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 07 Jul. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nonparametric-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-malaria-attack-on-various-sex-and-age-groups-from-2004-2008-7-2 >.
CHIMKWERE, OGAZIE. "Nonparametric Analysis Of Reported Cases Of Malaria Attack On Various Sex And Age Groups From 2004 - 2008" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nonparametric-analysis-of-reported-cases-of-malaria-attack-on-various-sex-and-age-groups-from-2004-2008-7-2