Increasing the Discriminatory Power of DEA Using Shannon’s Entropy

Increasing the Discriminatory Power of DEA Using Shannon’s Entropy

In many data envelopment analysis (DEA) applications, the analyst always confronts the difficulty that the selected data set is not suitable to apply traditional DEA models for their poor discrimination. This paper presents an approach using Shannon’s entropy to improve the discrimination of traditi...

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Main Authors: Qiwei Xie, Qianzhi Dai, Yongjun Li, An Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
data envelopment analysis (DEA)
discrimination improvement
Shannon’s entropy
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/3/1571

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