Department of Statistics

Dr. Naila Amjad

Dr. Naila Amjad
Dr. Naila Amjad

Assistant Professor
Department of Statistics
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Education

  • Post-Doctorate: (2023-24)
    Institute: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.
    Project: Imputation of missing observations
  • Ph.D. (2015)            
    Institute: National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore.
    Thesis: “A New Classification of Sampling Estimators and Variance Estimation.”         
  • M.Phil. (2006)         
    Institute: National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore.
    Thesis: “Comparative Study of Generalized Ratio and Regression Estimator.”                
  • M.Sc. (Statistics) (2000) 
    University: Department of Statistics, Punjab University, Lahore. 
  • B.Ed. (2005) 
    University: Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
  • B.A. (Statistics, Mathematics (A)) (1998)
    University: Punjab University, Lahore.                        

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor: (Statistics): Dec, 2006 to date
    Institute: Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Head of Science Program of Intermediate College, at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, May, 2025 to date; 13th July 2021 to 30th September, 2023
  • In-charge of Statistics Department at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, since November 2015 to September, 2017
  • Lecturer: (Statistics): Sep, 2003 to Nov, 2006
    Institute: Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
    Lecturer: (Statistics): (On Contract basis): March, 2001 to Aug, 2003
    Institute: Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.

Awards & Honor

  • Research Productivity Award: Certificate by ORIC LCWU, Lahore. (19th June, 2023)
  • Awarded with Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Phase-3) Batch-III award by HEC, Islamabad. (August, 2022)
  • Asifa Kamal, Asma Zeb, Abeera Shakeel and Dr. Naila Amjad planned, executed and prepared a sustainability project report of LISA-LCWU. Presentation of preliminary report of LISA-LCWU Sustainability Project titled as “Can Four Wheels (Webpage, Office, Collaborators and LOI) Drive LISA-LCWU on Sustainable Track? won the best talk and best executed strategy award in the presentation at KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, Africa (2-6 May, 2022). USAID under the LISA 2020 (University of Colorado Boulder USA Project) funded entire visit of two project members to present the project.
  • Selected by CoHe (Council of Higher Education), Turkey to participate in Mevlana Exchange Program at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. (2019)
  • 2nd position in Level-III in Forman Statistics Research Showcase 2019 at Forman Christian College Lahore.
  • “Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing” (2022, 2020) from Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, West Bengal, India.
  • 1st position in Poster competition, “Let the Data Speak”, Category: MS (Mathematical Statistics), (2021) at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • 2nd position in Poster competition, “Let the Data Speak”, Category: MS (Mathematical Statistics), (2021) at Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

Area of Research

My Research area is Survey Sampling, Applied Statistics (Logistic Regression Model, SEM, Factor Analysis, Multinomial Multivariate Logistic Regression Modelling) and Mathematical Statistics. 

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power point, SPSS software, Minitab software, R-Language and Python

Thesis Supervised

     BS-Level

  • Qasim, S (2013), Job satisfaction among female teachers at Primary schools, a cross sectional study.
  • Ashraf, N., Jabeen, R., Kiran (2005), Empirical study of different ratio and regression estimator with replacement with equal probability sampling.
  • Baseerat, (2018), Marshall Olkin Power Lomax Distribution.
  • Irfan, Z. (2021), Factors Responsible for Delayed Immunization against Vaccine Preventable Disease among Children under age 5: A Statistical Analysis of MICS Punjab (2018-19)
  • Farooq, S. (2023), Socio-Economic Determinants of School Attendance in Punjab, Pakistan: A Study based on MICS (2017-18) Punjab
  • Naqvi, F. S. (2025), Machine Learning Models and Bootstrap Methods for School Enrolment Prediction with Missing Data

     MS-Level

  • Asif, H. (2016), A Ratio type Estimator for Estimation of Unknown Population Variance using Auxiliary Variable.
  • Hassan, N. (2015), Malnutrition among Women in Pakistan, A Statistical Analysis of Socio Demographic Constraint.
  • Mehmood, H. (2017), A Study on Consumer Attitude towards Counterfeit Products: With Reference to Lahore District Consumers.
  • Dilshad, S. (2017), Exponential Ratio-Type Estimators for Population Variance under Two-Phase Sampling.
  • Basharat, M. (2018), Determinant of Consumer Satisfaction regarding Service Quality: Uber and Careem Services in Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Fatima, K. (2018), Academic Performance and Modelling Graduate Employability among University Students in Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Iqbal, T. (2019), Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrhea among Children of Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Tafique, M. (2019), Bayesian Estimation using MCMC Approach.
  • Khalid, Z. (2021), Psychosocial and Socio-Economic Burdens of COVID-19 in Lahore, Pakistan: An Application of Hierarchical Clustering and Multinomial Logistic Regression.
  • Sheeza (2021), Socio-Demographic Determinants of BMI among women of reproductive age in Pakistan: A pooled analysis from PDHS (2012-13 & 2017-18).
  • Samreen (2021), Individual and Community Level Factors Associated with Defaulting of Immunization among 12-59 Months Children in Pakistan.
  • Mehboob, A. (2022), Measuring Performance of Ratio-Exponential Log Type General Class of Estimators Using Two Auxiliary Variables in the Presence of Non-Response and Measurement Error.

Courses Audited

  • Computational Inference, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.
  • Statistical Learning: Classification, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Membership

  • Member: Board of Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Member: Board of Studies of Statistics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Member: Selection Committee for the hiring of Visiting Faculty in the Department of Statistics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Member: Scrutiny Committee for the hiring of Lectures/Assistant Professors in the Department of Statistics, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Member: Selection Committee for the recruitment of Visiting Faculty at Intermediate College of Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Convener: Publication Assistance Sub Committee at Lahore College Women University, Lahore. (2022)
  • Member: Ethical Review Committee of Pharmacy for Humans and Animals at Institute of Pharmacy, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore.
  • Member: Doctoral Committee of Statistics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • In-charge: Program Team for Self-Assessment Report (SAR) MS-Program of Statistics Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore (2022)
  • In-charge: Time Table adjustment Faculty wise and class room wise. (2015-23) 

Reviewer of Journals

Reviewed the articles/ book chapters of national and international journals:

  • Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics
  • Journal of Statistics
  • Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operational Research

Webinar conducted as Recourse Person

 “Imputation Approach to Missing Data: A Review”, on 29th October, 2024 at Department of Statistics in collaboration with LISA-LCWU, LCWU, Lahore.

Publications

  • Sadaf, S., Safdar, M., Amjad, N. (2023). “Effect of Social Media on Food Choices of University Students”, Online Media & Society, Volume 4 (4), pp 32-42. (Y-category, HJRS)
  • Hafeez, M., Khalil, R., Amjad, N. (2023). “A New Cubic Transmuted Power Function Distribution: Properties, Inference and Application”, Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Volume 16(4), pp 719-739. (Y-category, HJRS; IF 0.36)
  • Sadaf, S., Hassan, K., Amjad, N. (2022), “Factors Responsible for Customer Dissatisfaction towards Readymade Garments”, Pakistan Journal of Social Research: Volume 4 (3), pp 1193-1200 (Y-category, HJRS) DOI:https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.1299
  • A, Saud. N, Amjad. N, Ijaz. M, Chipepa. F, Marched. M. (2022). “Statistical Analysis of Water Purification (Using Vinyl Chloride)”, Mathematical Problems in Engineering: Volume 2022, Article ID 4410615, 11 pages (IF: 1.305, X-Category, HJRS)
  • A, Amjad. N, Yaqoob. U, Saud. N, Ijaz. M, Khan. I. (2022). “Role of Socioeconomic and Parental Involvement Factors on Children Foundational Learning Skills: An Evidence from MICS (2017-18), Punjab, Pakistan”, Scientific Reports: Vol 2022, 13 pages (IF: 4.996, W-category, HJRS)
  • N, Rafique. A, Ijaz. M, Amjad. N, Morshedy. M, Shah. H.S. (2022). “Characterization and Entropy Measures of the Exponentiated Generalized Frechet Geometric Distribution”, Advances in Mathematical Physics: Vol 2022, 17pages (IF: 1.128, X-category, HJRS)
  • N, Taufique. M, Saud. N. (2022). “Bayes Estimation of the Alpha Power Inverted Exponential Parameters Under Various Approximation Techniques”, Pakistan Journal of Statistics, Vol 38 No 1, pp 99-112 (IF: 0.140; Y-category, HJRS)
  • S, Ibrahim. N, Sharif. S, Bashir. N, Sajjad. E, Asghar. I, Irshad. S, Firasat. S, Kaul. H, Sarwar. S. (2021). “Prevalence and Association of Different Levels of Intellectual Disability with Prenatal, Perinatal, Neonatal and Postnatal Factors”, Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: Part B, Vol 58 No. 3, pp 75-82 (Y-category, HJRS)
  • N, Kamal. A, Iqbal. T (2021), “Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrhea among Children of Punjab, Pakistan”, Pakistan Paediatrics Journal, Vol. 45 No. 3, pp 284-291. (Y-category, HJRS)
  • M, Bashir. N, Saud. N, Farooq. M (2021). “Bayes Estimation of the Modified Inverse Rayleigh Parameters Under Various Approximation Techniques”, Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operational Research, Vol.17 No.1 pp 247-263 (IF:0.6, Y-category, HJRS)
  • N, Rasool. A, Amjad. N, Kamal. A, Shahid. N, Nizam. M (2021), “Factors Effecting the Motivation towards Blood Donation among University Students in Lahore”, Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Vol.15 No.1 2021 pp 198- (IF:0.07, Y-category, HJRS)
  • A, Saud. N, Kamal. A, Amjad. N, Shahid. N, Nizam. M (2021), “Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Blood Donation among University Students in Lahore”, Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Vol.15 No.3 2021 pp 638-641. (IF:0.07, Y-category, HJRS)
  • N, Mahmood. H (2018). “Consumer Attitude towards Counterfeit Products in Lahore using Structural Equation Modelling”, Paradigms: A Research Journal of Commerce, Economics, and Social Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 2, pg: 167-171 (Y-Category)
  • N, Ahmad. M (2015). “A New Classification of Sampling Estimators”, Pakistan Journal of Statistics, 31(5) (IF: 0.137)
  • Amjad, N., Qasim. S (2013). “Job Satisficatin among Female Teachers in Public and Private Sectors (A Cross-Sectional Study)”, International Journal of Applied Research, 2, pg: 88-97

Book Chapter Published:

  • Kamal, A., Zeb, A., Shakeel, A., Amjad, N. (2024). Strategies for the Sustainability of Stat Labs: A Case Study of Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Pakistan (LISA-LCWU). Awe, O. O., Vance, E. A., Sustainable Statistical and Data Science Methods and Practices (pg 144-163). Springer. (January, 2024) 

Paper Presented in Conferences

  • “Determinants Affecting the Yield of Rice Crop in Punjab: A case study based on crop reporting survey data of year 2022”. Naila Amjad, Taheer Fatima, Syeda Fatima Naqvi at GGCW Gulberg, ASH Conference 2024 on 30th October, 2024 to 1st November, 2024.
  • “Measuring Performance of Ratio-Exponential Log Type General Class of Estimators Using Two Auxiliary Variables in the Presence of Non-Response and Measurement Error”. Aqsa Mehboob, Naila Amjad and Jiya Amir at 1st PISTAR Global Statistics Conference 2023 on 22nd January, 2023 (online)
  • “Socio-demographic Determinants of BMI among Women of Reproductive Age in Pakistan: A Pooled Analysis from PDHS (2012-13 & 2017-18)”. Sheeza Rasheed, Naila Amjad and Abeera Shakeel at the International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics on November 12, 2022 (Online)
  • “Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Associated with Men’s Happiness in Punjab, Pakistan MICS 2017.” Muneeza Mehboob, Naz Saud, Naila Amjad, Day-Long Virtual Conference on Latest Developments in the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census, by PISTAR in collaboration with IASS on 12th March, 2022.
  • “Delayed Immunization against Vaccines Preventable Disease: Factors Responsible Among Children Under Age 5, A Statistical Analysis from MICS Punjab (2018-19).” Naila Amjad, Zanjabeel Irfan, Abeera Shakeel, Day-Long Virtual Conference on Latest Developments in the Theory and Practice of Sample Surveys and Census, by PISTAR in collaboration with IASS on 12th March, 2022.
  • “Individual and Community Level Factors Associated with Defaulting of Child Immunization among 12 to 59 months Children in Pakistan 2017-18.” Samreen Zulfiqar, Naila Amjad, Asifa Kamal, Naz Saud, Second International Conference on Statistical Sciences, at Government College University, Lahore on 9th-10th March, 2022.
  • “Determinants of Primary School Attendants who never attend School in Punjab: An Evidence from MICS (2017-2018), Punjab.” Rukhsar Fayyaz, Naila Amjad, Asifa Kamal, Second International Conference on Statistical Sciences, at Government College University, Lahore on 9th-10th March, 2022.
  • “Psychosocial and Socio-Economic Crisis of Covid-19 Affected by Demographic Factors in Lahore, Pakistan”. Naila Amjad, Zobia Khalid, Naz Saud, “International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics” AISC, 2021 held on Oct 8-10, 2021 online at University of Greensboro, North Caroline, USA.
  • “Gull Alpha Power Moment Exponential Distribution: Properties and Applications.” Fatima Majeed, Naz Saud, Naila Amjad, Muhammad Ijaz, Aqsa Rafique, International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics, at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA on 8th-10th October, 2021. (Online)
  • “A New Five-Parameter Lifetime distribution: Properties, Characterization and Applications.” Naz Saud, Aqsa Rafique Naila Amjad, Fastel Chipepa, International Conference on Advances in Interdisciplinary Statistics and Combinatorics, at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA on 8th-10th October, 2021. (Online)
  • “A Ratio type Estimator for Estimation of Unknown Population Variance using Auxiliary Variable.” Hira Asif, Naila Amjad, 17th International Conference on Statistical Sciences on Jan 21-23, 2019 at National College of Business Administration & Economics.
  • “Empirical study of different ratio and regression estimator with replacement with equal probability sampling.” Nida Ashraf, Riffat Jabeen, Naila Amjad, 4th International Conference on Statistical Sciences on May 9-11, 2008 at University of Gujrat.

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