Performance assessment of education institutions through interval DEA

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2945-2949

  Mahallati Rayeni, M ^a   Saljooghi, F H ^b  

^a Institute Technology of Bahonar Zahedan   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cross efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Interval efficiency; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING;

CROSS EFFICIENCY; DEA MODELS; DECISION MAKING UNIT; EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS; INTERVAL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78049413581     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.2945.2949     Document Type: Article

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