Nonparametric analysis of educational costs

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 605-612

  Ruggiero, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL COSTS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0033347834     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(98)00351-8     Document Type: Article

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