Creating composite indicators with DEA and robustness analysis: The case of the Technology Achievement Index

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-251

  Cherchye, L ^a   Moesen, W ^a   Rogge, N ^a   Van Puyenbroeck, T ^a   Saisana, M ^b   Saltelli, A ^b   Liska, R ^b   Tarantola, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite indicator construction; Data Envelopment Analysis; Robustness analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE INDICATOR CONSTRUCTION; ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 38749150620     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602445     Document Type: Article

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