Improved performance evaluation of comparable units with data envelopment analysis (DEA)

Abstract

Regression analysis is a commonly applied technique used to measure the relationship/predict/forecast of comparable units. A set of comparable units is some group of entities each performing somewhat the same set of activities. In this chapter, we will apply a modified version of our recently developed methodology to incorporate into the regression analysis a new variable that captures the unique weighting of each comparable unit. This new variable is the relative efficiency of each comparable unit that will be generated by a technique called data envelopment analysis (DEA). The results of applying this methodology with the DEA variable to a hospital labor data set will be presented.

Citation

Klimberg, R., Lawrence, K.D. and Lawrence, S.M. (2008), "Improved performance evaluation of comparable units with data envelopment analysis (DEA)", Lawrence, K.D. and Geurts, M.D. (Ed.) Advances in Business and Management Forecasting (Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1477-4070(07)00204-8