Statistical precision of DEA: a bootstrap application to Spanish public services

The aim of this paper is to discuss how the efficiency conclusions obtained from DEA are affected when they are complemented with bootstrap confidence intervals. Bootstrap approximations to DEA estimator distribution functions have not been practically used in empirical analysis, despite being an important statistical tool to discuss the sensitivity of the efficiency point estimator.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Gonzalez, X. M. ; Miles, D.
Published in:	Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 9.2002, 2, p. 127-132
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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