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Data envelopment analysis

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a nonparametric method in operations research and economics for the estimation of production frontiers. DEA has been applied in a large range of fields including international banking, economic sustainability, police department operations, and logistical applications Additionally, DEA has been used to assess the…

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Data envelopment analysis → Abbasi, Abraham, Amin, An Application, Applications, April, Arie, Bank Branches, Banker, Brockhoff, Business Media, Charnes, Cook, Cooper, Data, Decision Making Units, Deng, Efficiency, Estimating, Estimating Technical
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Data envelopment analysis → Chris, Combining, January, Journal, Measuring, Operational Research Society, Retrieved, S2CID, Shinn, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, SSRN, Sun, Tofallis
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Data envelopment analysis → Productivity Analysis
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Data envelopment analysis → Network Data Envelopment Analysis

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inputinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
output orientationinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
distinguishing technicalinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
allocative efficiencyinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
adding limited disposability of inputs/outputs or varying returns-to-scale to techniques that utilize DEA resultsinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
extend them for more sophisticated analysesinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
such as stochastic DEA or cross-efficiency analysisinstance ofThey range from adapting implicit model assumptions0.80text
Data envelopment analysisrelated to External linksProductivity Analysis0.60section
Data envelopment analysisrelated to Further readingSun0.60section
Data envelopment analysisrelated to Further readingShinn0.60section
Data envelopment analysisrelated to Further readingMeasuring0.60section
Data envelopment analysisrelated to Further readingSocio-Economic Planning Sciences0.60section

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