Two-stage inference in experimental design using DEA: An application to intercropping and evidence from randomization theory

Pesquisa Operacional

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-354

  Gomes, Eliane Gonçalves ^a   Souza, Geraldo Da Silva ^a   Vivaldi, Lúcio José ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Experimental design; Intercropping

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949146868     PISSN: 01017438     EISSN: 16785142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-74382008000200010     Document Type: Article

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