Data Envelopment Analysis for Composite Indicators: A Multiple Layer Model

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 739-756

  Shen, Yongjun ^a   Hermans, Elke ^a   Brijs, Tom ^a   Wets, Geert ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Composite indicators; Data envelopment analysis; Layered hierarchy; Road safety performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNICATION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MODEL TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84884975501     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0171-0     Document Type: Article

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