Classification in automobile insurance using a DEA and discriminant analysis hybrid

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-427

  Retzlaff Roberts, Donna ^a   Puelz, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Discriminant analysis; Insurance underwriting

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444451477     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00162050     Document Type: Article

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