Dr. Eric Nimako Aidoo

Prior to joining Heriot Watt University, Eric was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He also worked as a Research Scientist at the Building and Road Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana.

Eric has taught several statistics and mathematics causes including Further Topics in Regression Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Probability and Statistics, Calculus I, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Inference, Sample Survey, Spatial Statistics, and Probability Distributions. He currently teaches Probability and Statistics A & B, Bayesian Inference and Computational Methods.

Eric’s research interest focuses on Applied Statistics, Statistical Modelling in Transportation, and Simulation-based Inference. He is active in interdisciplinary research with focus on solving real-world problems. He has been collaborating with colleagues in Transportation, Health, Environmental and Natural Sciences. Eric has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles in reputable international journals. As an Assistant Professor in Statistics, he has trained and supervised several postgraduate and undergraduate students. He has also served as a reviewer for several international journals and as a resource person for training in several statistical data analysis workshops.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-6747

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=SVo_LegAAAAJ

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55596808500

Ag-yi, Desmond, Aidoo, E.N. (2022). A comparison of normality tests towards convoluted probability distribution. Research in Mathematics, 9(1):1-12. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1080/27684830.2022.2098568

Aidoo, E.N., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G.A., Ryan, K.L. (2022). Spatial characterisation of Demersal Scalefish diversity based on recreational fishing data. Fisheries Research, 254: 106403. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1]. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106403

Nkrumah, A.Y., Aidoo, E.N. Ackaah, W. (2022). Mixed-effect logit analysis of red-light violation among motorcyclists. Communications in Statistics: Case Studies, Data Analysis and Applications. [Taylor & Francis Journal].

https://doi.org/10.1080/23737484.2022.2074913

Appiah, S.K., Wirekoh, K., Aidoo, E.N., Oduro, S.D., Arthur, Y.D. (2022). A model-based clustering of expected-maximization and K-means algorithms in crime hotspot analysis. Research in Mathematics, 9(1):1-12. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1080/27684830.2022.2073662

Ampofo, R.T., Aidoo, E.N. (2022). Structural equation modelling of COVID-19 knowledge and attitude as determinants of preventive practices among university students in Ghana. Scientific African, 16: e01182. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01182

Tamakloe, R., Subasish, D., Aidoo, E.N., Park, D. (2022). Factors affecting motorcycle crash casualty at signalized and non-signalized intersections in Ghana: Insights from a data mining and binary logit regression model. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 165: 106517. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106517

Aidoo, E.N., Appiah, S.K., Awashie, G.E., Boateng, A., Darko, G. (2021). Geographically weighted principal component analysis for characterizing the spatial heterogeneity and connectivity of soil heavy metals in Kumasi, Ghana. Heliyon, 7(9): e08039 [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08039

Aidoo, E.N., Ampofo, R.T, Awashie, G.E., Appiah, S.K., Adebanji, A.O. (2021). Modelling COVID-19 incidence in the African sub-region using smooth transition autoregressive model. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. [Springer Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01136-1

Aidoo, E.N., Amoh-Gyimah, R., Ackaah, W. (2021). The relationship between driver and passenger’s seatbelt use: A bivariate probit analysis. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 28(2): 179-184. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2021.1881559

Dzisi, E.K.J., Obeng-Atuah, D., Ackaah, W., Tuffour, A.Y., Aidoo, E.N. (2021). Uptake on on-demand ride-hailing for intracuty long distance trip making during COVID-19. Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 9(1):12-131. [Taylor & Francis Journal].

https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2021.1872415

Aidoo, E.N., Adebanji, A.O., Awashie, GE., Appiah, S.K. (2021). The effect of weather on the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Ghana. Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 45(1):1-6. [Springer Journal].

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-021-00484-3

Aidoo, E.N., Ackaah, W. (2021). A generalized ordered logit analysis of risk factors associated with driver injury severity. Journal of Public Health, 29(2): 471-477. [Springer Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01135-8

Ackaah, W., Aidoo, E.N. (2020). Modelling risk factors for red light violation among drivers in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 27(4): 432-437. [Springer Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2020.1792936

Aidoo, E.N., Appiah, S.K., Boateng, A. (2020). Brief research report: A Monte Carlo simulation study on small sample bias in ordered logit model under multicollinearity. The Journal of Experimental Education, 89(4): 742-750. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q1].

 https://doi.org/10.1080/0022093.2019.1708233

Aidoo, E.N., Amoh-Gyimah, R. (2020). Modelling the risk factors for injury severity in         motorcycle users in Ghana. Journal of Public Health, 28: 199-209. [Springer Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-019-01047-7

Aidoo, E.N., Ackaah, W., Appiah, S.K., Appiah, E.K., Addae, J., Alhassan, H. (2019). A bivariate probit analysis of child passenger’s sitting behaviour and restraint use. Accident Analysis & Prevention 129: 225-229. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2019.05.022

Aidoo, E.N., Bawa, S., Amoako-Yirenkyi, C. (2018). Prevalence rate of helmet use among motorcycle riders in Kumasi, Ghana. Traffic Injury Prevention, 19(8): 856-859. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2018.1509072

Amoh-Gyimah, R., Aidoo, E.N, Akaateba, M.A. Appiah, S.K. (2016). The effect of natural and built environmental characteristics on pedestrian-vehicle crash severity in Ghana. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 24(4): 459-468. [Taylor & Francis Journal, SJR: Q2].

https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2016.1232274

Aidoo, E.N., Mueller, U., Hyndes, G.A., Ryan, K. (2016). The effects of measurement uncertainty on spatial characterisation of recreational fishing catch rates. Fisheries Research, 181:1-13. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.022

Aidoo, E.N., Mueller, U., Goovaerts, P. and Hyndes, G.A. (2015). Evaluation of geostatistical estimators and their applicability to characterise the spatial patterns of recreational fishing catch rates. Fisheries Research 168: 20-32. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.03.013

Amoh-Gyimah, R. and Aidoo, E.N. (2013). Mode of transport to work by government         employees in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana. Journal of Transport Geography 31:35-43. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.05.008

Aidoo, E.N., Agyemang, W., Monkah, J.E. and Afukaar, K.F., (2013). Passenger’s satisfaction with public bus transport services in Ghana: A case study of Kumasi–Accra route. Theoretical and Empirical Research in Urban Management 8(2):33-44. [JSTOR Journal].

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24873348

Aidoo, E.N., Amoh-Gyimah, R. and Ackaah, W., (2013). The effect of road and              environmental characteristics on pedestrian hit-and-run accidents in Ghana. Accident       Analysis & Prevention 53:23-27. [Elsevier Journal, SJR: Q1].

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.021