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DECLARATION

I declare that this thesis entitled “title of the thesis” is the result of my own research

except as cited in the references. The thesis has not been accepted for any degree and is

not concurrently submitted in candidature of any other degree.

Signature : ....................................................

Name : ....................................................

Date : ....................................................

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DEDICATION

To my beloved mother and father

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In preparing this thesis, I was in contact with many people, researchers, academicians, and practitioners. They have contributed towards my understanding and thoughts. In particular, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to my main thesis supervisor, Professor Dr. Mohd Shariff Nabi Baksh, for encouragement, guidance, critics and friendship. I am also very thankful to my co-supervisors Professor Dr. Awaluddin Mohd Shaharoun and Associate Professor Dr. Hishamuddin Jamaluddin for their guidance, advices and motivation. Without their continued support and interest, this thesis would not have been the same as presented here.

I am also indebted to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for funding my Ph.D. study. Librarians at UTM, Cardiff University of Wales and the National University of Singapore also deserve special thanks for their assistance in supply i ng the relevant literature. My fellow postgraduate students should also be recognised for their support.

My sincere appreciation also extends to all my colleagues and others who have provided assistance at various occasions. Their views and tips are useful indeed.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to list all of them in this limited space. I am grateful to all my family members

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

DECLARATION i

DEDICATION ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii

ABSTRACT iii

ABSTRAK iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LISTS OF TABLE iii

LIST OF FIGURE iii

LIST OF SYMBOLS iii

LIST OF APPENDICES iii

1 INTRODUCTION 3

1.1 Overview 3

1.2 Background of the Problem 3

1.3 Statement of the Research 3

1.4 Purpose of the Research 3

1.5 Research Objectives 3

1.6 Research Scope 3

1.7 Research Framework 3

1.8 Research Organization 3

2 LITERATURE REVIEW 3

2.1 Overview 3

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2.2 Exploratory Data Analysis 3

2.2.1 Multivariate regressions 3

2.2.1.1 Sub-subsection 3

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3

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4.1 Overview 3

4.2 Exploratory Data Analysis 3

4.2.1 Multivariate regressions 3

4.2.1.1 Sub-subsection 3

5 PROPOSED WORK 3

5.1 Sub Proposed Work 3

5.2 Sub Proposed Work 3

6 PROPOSED WORK 2 3

REFERENCES 3

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LISTS OF TABLE

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LIST OF FIGURE

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LIST OF SYMBOLS

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LIST OF APPENDICES

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CHAPTER 1

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview

1.2 Background of the Problem

1.3 Statement of the Research

1.4 Purpose of the Research

1.5 Research Objectives

1.6 Research Scope

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1.7 Research Framework

1.8 Research Organization

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2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Overview

2.2 Exploratory Data Analysis

2.2.1 Multivariate regressions

2.2.1.1 Sub-subsection

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METHODOLOGY

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4.2 Exploratory Data Analysis

4.2.1 Multivariate regressions

4.2.1.1 Sub-subsection

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5 PROPOSED WORK

5.1 Sub Proposed Work

5.2 Sub Proposed Work

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6 PROPOSED WORK 2

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REFERENCES