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Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis

  • Jorge SantosEmail author
  • Elsa Rosário Negas
  • Luís Cavique Santos
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Abstract

This chapter introduces the basics of data envelopment analysis techniques, with a short historical introduction and examples of the constant returns to scale model (CRS) and the variable returns to scale (VRS) model. The ratio models are linearized and for both orientations primal and dual models are presented.

Keywords

Data envelopment analysis Efficiency evaluation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jorge Santos
    • 1
    Email author
  • Elsa Rosário Negas
    • 2
  • Luís Cavique Santos
    • 3
  1. 1.CIMA, Departamento de MatemáticaUniversidade de ÉvoraÉvoraPortugal
  2. 2.CITAD, Lusíada University of LisbonLisbonPortugal
  3. 3.Science and Technology DepartmentUniversidade AbertaLisboaPortugal

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