Technical Terms Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA): A nonparametric method for assessing the relative efficiency of DMUs by comparing multiple inputs and outputs.

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a non‐parametric technique for assessing the relative efficiency of decision making units (DMUs) by comparing the ratio of multiple inputs to outputs.

Sara Barsanti, Anita Mariana Bunea, Giulia Colombini, What Counts in Nursing Homes’ Quality and Efficiency? Results From Data Envelopment Analysis in Italy, Inquiry, Vol. 58 (January-December 2021), ...

A recent spate of research has attempted to develop estimators for stochastic frontier models that embrace semi- and nonparametric insights to enjoy the advantages inherent in the more traditional ...