Benjamin Apam

Benjamin Apam is a Doctoral student in Statistics with minor in Education Management at the University of the Philippines, Los Banos. He is a senior lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Bolgatanga Technical University and teaches Statistical Data Analysis with Computing (I & II) in the department. He also teaches courses in Quantitative Methods (I & II) in the department of Procurement and Logistics Management as well as Engineering Mathematics I in the Civil Engineering department.

Born in a small village (Boya) in the Bawku West District, Benjamin obtained his basic education in this beautiful village until he moved to Nadowli in the Upper West Region to continue his Junior and Senior Secondary Education. Though he was a bit lazy in the reading subjects like “social studies”, he managed to pull through to the University for Development Studies (UDS) where he was modelled into a statistician. Now, he cannot seem to turn his back on data related issues. He got engaged by the then Bolgatanga Polytechnic in 2009 after his national service with the institution.

Though he hasn’t got much exposure in most areas in life, he is pretty much convinced that he will be able to fit into any society as well as any working environment. The Third Trimester Field Practical Program as instituted by UDS had had a great influence on his level of thinking about society and to it has helped him appreciate the thinking capacity of every individual. Due to the love of statistics and using data to make informed decisions, he is in the process of developing an idea that will soon be translated into a research field (Data Analysis Consult). This idea among others seeks to address the research problems of clients, give guidance to the use of statistical software, as well as help people understand statistical methodology. He looks forward to partnering with you in research.

1. Jesselle S. Laranas Benjamin Apam and Evelie P. Serrano (In Press). E-Learning Perception and Attitude among Agriculture Researchers, Scientists and Engineers in the Philippines.
2. Apam, B., Suleman, N., & Adjei, E. (2019). Lomax Weibull Distribution. Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 1-18. http://journalajpas.com/index.php/AJPAS/article/download/30137/56549
3. Abonuusum, A., Owusu-Daaku, K., Benjamin, A., Bauer, B., Garms, R., & Kruppa, T. (2019). An Assessment of the Effects of Insecticide-Treated Livestock Protective Fences (LPF) for Protecting Humans from Anthropophilic Mosquitoes and Malaria Transmission in a Suburb of Kumasi in the Forest Zone of Ghana. International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 34(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.9734/IJTDH/2018/46829
4. Sadri ALIJA and Benjamin APAM (2017), Assessing the Impact of attendance in students’ final success using the decision-making tree. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov. Series V: Economic Sciences, Vol. 10 (59) No. 2 – 2017. http://webbut.unitbv.ro/bulletin/Series%20V/2017/BULETIN%20I/34_ALIJA-Sadri%20Final-.pdf
5. Benjamin, A. (2017). Modelling Consumer Price Index Inflation in Ghana. ADRRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Ghana: Vol. 14, No. 11 (2), Pp. 1-10, ISSN: 2343-6891, 31st May, 2017. https://journals.adrri.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Manuscript-Number-ADRRIJASS-17-1730.pdf
6. Benjamin, A. and Alija, S. (2017). Examination of Student Satisfaction and Academic Performance in Quantitative Methods: The Case of Bolgatanga Polytechnic. Africa Development and Resources Research Institute Journal, Ghana: Vol. 26, No. 6(4), Pp. 1-10, ISSN-L: 2343-6662, 30th April, 2017. https://journals.adrri.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Manuscript-Number-ADRRIJ-17-2670.pdf
7. Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Natasha, Howard, John E. Williams, Benjamin Apam, Helen Prytherch, Svetla Loukanova, Eunice Karanja Kamara and Easmon Otupiri (2016). Can performance-based incentives improve motivation of nurses and midwives in primary facilities in northern Ghana? A quasi-experimental study. Global Health Action. 9: 32404. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.32404
8. Avomah, O. M. A. and Apam, B. (2014). Errors in the use of punctuation marks among polytechnic students. International Journal of English Language and Literature Studies. 3(1), 93 – 98. http://www.aessweb.com/pdf-files/Ijells-2014-3(1)-93-98.pdf
9. Luguterah, A and Apam, B (2013). Predicting student completion status using logistic regression analysis. European Scientific Journal. 9 (19), 227 – 233. http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/1573/1605
10. Apam, B. and Luguterah, A. (2013). Profile Analysis of Students’ Academic Performance in Ghanaian Polytechnics: The Case of Bolgatanga Polytechnic. Journal of Education and Practice. 4(12), 152-158. http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/6536/6493
11. Luguterah, A. and Apam, B. (2013). Determinants of Academic Performance in Ghanaian Polytechnics. Mathematical Theory and Modelling. 3(7), 7-10. http://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/MTM/article/view/6370/6521
12. Kyei, L., Apam, B. & Nokoe, S. K. (2011). Some Gender Differences in Performance in SHS Mathematics Examination in Mixed High Schools. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences. 2(4), 348-355. http://dx.doi.org/10.5251/ajsms.2011.2.4.348.355
13. Boamah, P.O., Kwarteng, L.K., Naabil, E., Salifu, T., Apam, B. and Onumah, J. (2011). Effect of Climate Variability on Crop Yield in Bolgatanga Municipality. Book of Abstracts of the 5^th National Conference on Agricultural Engineering. September, 22^nd – 23^rd, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. Page 10.

Multivariate analysis, longitudinal/Panel studies, Computational Statistics, Data Analytics, Data Science, Research and Evaluation