Sensitivity and dimensionality tests of DEA efficiency scores

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 410-422

  Hughes, Andrew ^a   Yaisawarng, Suthathip ^b  

^a Governor Macquarie Tower   (Australia)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Dimensionality tests; Sensitivity tests

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA HANDLING; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); SENSITIVITY TESTS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0345170706     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(03)00178-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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