Statistical tests based on DEA efficiency scores

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science

Volumn 164, Issue , 2011, Pages 273-295

  Banker, Rajiv D ^a   Natarajan, Ram ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Statistical tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904689598     PISSN: 08848289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6151-8_11     Document Type: Chapter

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