Selecting non-zero weights to evaluate effectiveness of basketball players with DEA

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 563-574

  Cooper, W W ^a   Ruiz, José L ^b   Sirvent, Inmaculada ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Effectiveness; Efficiency; Indexes of performance; Weights

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EFFECTIVENESS; INDEXES OF PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE STRENGTHS; WEIGHTS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 56249110195     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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