Identifying traffic safety best practice: An application of DEA and Malmquist indices

Omega

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-40

  Odeck, James ^a  

^a MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Data envelopment analysis; Malmquist indices; Target achievement; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EFFICIENCY; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

BEST PRACTICES; BOOTSTRAPPING; BOOTSTRAPPING METHOD; MALMQUIST INDICES; OPERATIONAL UNITS; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; PUBLIC ROADS; SAFETY SERVICES; TARGET ACHIEVEMENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 24144477977     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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