Research

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Senior Lecturer Tsirizani Mwalimu Mumderanji Kaombe, focuses on the following key SDGs through interdisciplinary work addressing global challenges.

Brief profile

Tsirizani Kaombe is a senior lecturer in statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Malawi. He has 9 refereed journal article publications, 14 published refereed book chapters, and 1 published edited book to his name. Over the past five years, he has supervised 10 master's theses on biostatistics. Dr. Kaombe has also externally examined master's theses on statistics for the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the University of Namibia, and the Malawi University of Science a... Read more

Research fields of focus

Regression Diagnostics, Multivariate linear and non-linear models, Time-to-event data analysis, Bivariate (Joint) Distribution Models, and general Biostatistics

Education/Academic Qualification

University of Malawi Chancellor College
Qualification
Ph.D. (Biostatistics) (Mathematical Sciences)
Start year - Award year
2015 - 2020
Address
Zomba, Southern Region, MW

University of Malawi Chancellor College
Qualification
MSc. Biostatistics (Mathematical Sciences)
Start year - Award year
2010 - 2012
Address
Zomba, Southern Region, MW

Malawi Polytechnic, University of Malawi
Qualification
BSc. Mathematical Sciences Edu (Maths & Stat) (Mathematics and Statistics)
Start year - Award year
2007 - 2009
Address
Blantyre, Southern Region, MW

Domasi College of Education
Qualification
Diploma in Education (Mathematics) (Science)
Start year - Award year
2002 - 2004
Address
Zomba, Southern Region, MW

Undergraduate courses

MAT412 - Real Analysis
STA411 - Distribution Theory
STA412 - Genelised Linear Model
STA421 - Statistical Inference
STA322 - Sampling Theory & Quality Control
STA423 - Statistics Research Project
MAT311 - Linear Algebra
STA311 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
STA412 - Genelised Linear Model
STA321 - Foundations to Statistical Methods
STA412 - Categorical Data Analysis
STA411 - Distribution Theory
STA323 - Linear Regression Analysis
STA222 - Basic Demography and Epidemiology
MAT313 - Differential Equations
STA211 - Foundations of Probability and Statistics
DIS225 - Project Monitoring & Evaluation
STA323 - Multiple Linear Regression
STA221 - Statistical Hypothesis Testing
STA423 - Research Project
STA412 - Introduction to Categorical Data Analysis
DIS211 - Introduction to Probability Theory
STA314 - Statistical Quality Control
STA121 - Descriptive Statistics
STA324 - Research Methods
STA424 - Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Postgraduate courses

STA621 - Time-to-Event Data Analysis
STA612 - Generalised Linear Modelling
STA611 - Probability and Distribution Theory
STA613 - Experimental Designs
STA614 - Statistical Inference
STA616 - Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases
STA617 - Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
STA622 - Correlated and Longitudinal Data Analysis
STA623 - Bayesian Biostatistics
STA624 - Principles of Epidemiology
STA627 - Statistics for Clinical Trials

2025

Statistical Modelling for Evidence-Based Public Health

Research output : journal-article

Publication Year: 2025, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-97281-2

Statistical Analysis Public health Statistical analysis Key (lock) Statistical model

Advancing Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Public Health: The Critical Role of Practical Biostatistical Methods for Health Monitoring in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s) : Tsirizani M. Kaombe, Lawrence N....