Dr. Farzana Afroz
(Associate Professor)Department of Statistics
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Statistics | Otago University | New Zealand | 2018 |
| Masters | Statistics | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| Bachelor | Statistics | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2009 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Dhaka University | 26, Aug 2018 | Currently Working | |
| lecturer | Dhaka University | 16, Mar 2013 | 25-08-2018 | |
| Statistical Officer | icddrb | Mohakhali | 09, Sep 2012 | 31-10-2012 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Robust Statistics, Biostatistics |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Analyzing the leading determinants of postnatal care (PNC) for mothers in Bangladesh: A machine learning approach | Dr Farzana Afroz | Asma Zaman Sadia | 2024 | ||
| Masters | A Comparative Study of Negative Binomial and Conway-Maxwell-Poisson Models for Count Data | Borhan Uddin | 2023 | |||
| Masters | Models for Analyzing Zero Inflated Count Data: An Application to the Number of Children’s Death per Mother in Bangladesh | Dr Farzana Afroz | Abida Sultana Asha | 2022 | ||
| Masters | Determining Factors Affecting Birth Intervals: Findings from 2011 to 2017-18 BDHS Data | Dr Farzana Afroz | Sabina Akter | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Comparison Among Several Estimators of Overdispersion Parameter for Sparse Poisson Data | Farzana Afroz | Zillur Rahman Shabuz | Nur E Zannat Rumi | 2020 | |
| Masters | Fitting Browne's model on Bird Banding Data: A Study on Overdispersion Estimator Selection | Farzana Afroz | Sonia Sharmin | 2020 | ||
| Research Project Report/Other | Factors Associated with Academic Performance: A case study of Statistics Department, University of Dhaka | Dr Farzana Afroz | Farzana Zaman | 2022 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Statistics | Estimating Overdispersion in Sparse Multinomial Data | Otago University Doctoral Scholarship | 01-03-2015 | 28-02-2018 |
Invited Talk
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| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Pranta Das, Farzana Afroz, Md Hasibur Rahman and Zillur Rahman Shabuz : Comparison of two measures of relative importance of predictors in logistic regression,
Discover Applied Sciences , vol.7 , no.4 Springer , pp.352 , 2025
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| 2 |
Zillur Rahman Shabuz, Md Golam Rabbani, Farzana Afroz and M Ershadul Haque : Dominant predictors of postnatal care utilization among ever-married mothers of reproductive age in Bangladesh,
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth , vol.25 , pp.509 , 2025
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| 3 |
Md Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz and Bikash Pal : Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh-a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis,
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth , vol.25 Springer , pp.119 , 2025
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| 4 |
Farzana Afroz, Md Muddasir Hossain Akib, Bikash Pal and Abida Sultana Asha : Impact of parental education on number of under five children death per mother in Bangladesh,
PloS one , vol.20 , no.2 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0318787 , 2025
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| 5 |
Faria Akter, Tonmoy Ch Das, ra and Farzana Afroz : Modeling and Forecasting Inflation Rates in Bangladesh: An Application of ARIMA Models,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.73 , no.1 , pp.51--55 , 2025
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| 6 |
Farzana Afroz : Proposing a New Estimator of Overdispersion for Multinomial Data,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.72 , no.1 , pp.56--62 , 2024
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| 7 |
Kamrul Hassan, Oaisharia Vocto Oishi and Farzana Afroz : Assessment of Economic Leakage in Tourism System of the Sundarbans (Bangladesh).,
Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Seria Geografie , vol.XXXIII , pp.77-91 , 2024
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| 8 |
Farzana Afroz, Kamrul Hassan and Jannatul Ferdaus : FACTORS IMPACTING FINANCIAL LOSS OF SMALL TOURISM BUSINESSES DUE TO COVID-19,
Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites , vol.50 , no.4 University of Oradea, Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning , pp.1268--1275 , 2023
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| 9 |
Farzana Afroz, Kamrul Hassan and Jannatul Ferdaus : Impacts of covid-19 on travel behavior of the people in Bangladesh,
GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites , vol.40 , no.1 , pp.56--63 , 2022
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| 10 |
Ummay Nayeema Islam and Farzana Afroz : Impact of Migration on the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services among Women of Urban Slums in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.70 , no.2 , pp.8--14 , 2022
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| 11 |
FarzanaAfroz : Studying the Third Cumulant of the Mixture of Dirichlet-multinomial Distributions,
The Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.69 , no.2 , pp.96--100 , 2021
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| 12 |
Kamrul Hassan, Tasnim Mosharaf and Farzana Afroz : Relative Importance of Food in Tourism: A Study on Domestic Tourists in Bangladesh,
, 2020
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| 13 |
Farzana Afroz, Matthew Parry and David Fletcher : Estimating Overdispersion in Sparse Multinomial Data,
Biometrics , pp.20 , 2020
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| 14 |
Farzana Afroz and Zillur Rahman Shabuz : Comparison Between Two Multinomial Overdispersion Models Through Simulation,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.68 , no.1 , pp.45--48 , 2020
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| 15 |
Farzana Afroz, Md Kamrul Hassan : An assessment of Impact of Some Demographic Variables on Traveling Behavior of Dhaka City Dwellers: An Application of Logistic Regression Model,
Journal of Business and Management Invention , vol.5 , no.3 , 2016
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| 16 |
Farzana Afroz, Wasimul Bari : On Optimal GQL Estimation Approach for longitudinal Dynamic Binary Model: An Application to the Maternal Morbidity Data of Bangladesh,
The Bangladesh Journal of Scientific Research , vol.26 , 2013
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | • Qazi Motahar Husain Gold Medal | 2013 | Bangladesh | For securing 1st Position in MS Exam |
| National | • Qazi Motahar Husain Award | 2011 | Bangladesh | For securing 1st Position in Honours Exam |
Dr. Farzana Afroz
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics
Faculty of Science
Email: fafroz87@du.ac.bd
Phone: Room-407, Qazi Motahar Hossain Bhaban