The Role of Mathematics
|THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN CENSUS. |
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|A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA |
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THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN CENSUS. A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA
BY: AYODEJI ADIGUN
CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this work, The role of mathematical sciences in the census; A case study of Nigeria, Was carried out by Ayodeji Adigun in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Bridge House College, Ikoyi, Lagos.
SUPERVISOR NAME: ___________________________________________
SIGNATURE: _____________________________________
DATE: _____________________________________
DEDICATED TO SCHOLARS
It is with great honour and pride that I do this research. And it will be an even greater honour to have you adopt my work for your various needs. May the knowledge bring you even greater understanding of the role of mathematics to both the census and everything else.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank everyone who helped in the successful completion of this project. I’d personally like to thank my supervisor Mr. Obi Henry for his support and co-operation. I would also like to thank my parents and Almighty Allah for their guidance.
ABSTRACT
Mathematics is one of the most widely used tools in any organization, society, nation or even country. In this case Nigeria. One of the major activities any nation carries out is the census. From definition,
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|A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA |
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|2/21/2012 |
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THE ROLE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES IN CENSUS. A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA
BY: AYODEJI ADIGUN
CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this work, The role of mathematical sciences in the census; A case study of Nigeria, Was carried out by Ayodeji Adigun in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Bridge House College, Ikoyi, Lagos.
SUPERVISOR NAME: ___________________________________________
SIGNATURE: _____________________________________
DATE: _____________________________________
DEDICATED TO SCHOLARS
It is with great honour and pride that I do this research. And it will be an even greater honour to have you adopt my work for your various needs. May the knowledge bring you even greater understanding of the role of mathematics to both the census and everything else.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank everyone who helped in the successful completion of this project. I’d personally like to thank my supervisor Mr. Obi Henry for his support and co-operation. I would also like to thank my parents and Almighty Allah for their guidance.
ABSTRACT
Mathematics is one of the most widely used tools in any organization, society, nation or even country. In this case Nigeria. One of the major activities any nation carries out is the census. From definition,
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