qDEA_mlist: qDEA_mlist: Obtain subsample qDEA results for a set (vector)...

In qDEA: Quantile Data Envelopment Analysis

qDEA_mlist: Obtain subsample qDEA results for a set (vector) of subsample sizes !!!Intended to be called from qDEA function!!!!

Description

mcells = number of subsample sizes

Usage

qDEA_mlist(
  XM,
  YM,
  mpick,
  qout = 0.1,
  qoutS = qout,
  Bdrop = NULL,
  Bdropq = NULL,
  X0 = XM,
  Y0 = YM,
  DX0 = XM,
  DY0 = YM,
  mlist,
  RTS = "CRS",
  nqiter = 1,
  qtol = 1e-06,
  BIGM = 1e+09,
  eps = 1e-06,
  skipzprob = TRUE,
  unbounded = (-1000),
  obj2test = 1e-04,
  replaceA1 = replaceA1,
  baseqDEA = baseqDEA,
  printlog = FALSE,
  prntmod = 100,
  getbootpeers = FALSE,
  dmulist0 = 1:nrow(X0),
  solver = "highs"
)

Arguments

XM	Input levels for subsample of reference set X.
YM	Output levels for subsample of reference set Y.
mpick	Index of subsample dmus in original (X,Y) reference set.
qout	Maximal proportion of dmu's allowed external to DEA hull.
qoutS	Proportion of external points to identify using qDEA slicing.
Bdrop	Index list of DMU's whose initial DDEA solutions were unbounded.
Bdropq	Index list of DMU's whose initial qDEA solutions were unbounded.
X0	Inputs for set of ndmu0 dmu's to be processed.
Y0	Outputs for set of ndmu0 dmu's to be processed.
DX0	Input directions for ndmu0 dmu's in X0 and Y0.
DY0	Output directions for ndmu0 dmu's in X0 and Y0.
mlist	Vector of subsample sizes
RTS	Returns to scale default='CRS' options are 'CRS,'VRS,'DRS','IRS.
nqiter	Maximal number of qDEA iterations.
qtol	qout search tolerance with iterative qDEA.
BIGM	Default Big M in RHS of qDEA stage 2 process.
eps	Search tolerance in qDEA improvement tests.
skipzprob	Skip qDEA if qout=0.
unbounded	qDEA reported as unbounded if obj<=unbounded.
obj2test	Converge tol for objective in iterative qDEA.
replaceA1	Put dmu0's data in first row of reference sets. .
baseqDEA	Use basic qDEA model from EJOR article
printlog	Progress of dmu's solved when (X0,Y0) >1 dmus.
prntmod	Print progress every prntmod dmus.
getbootpeers	Return dmu projection weights for each dmu and each bootstrap.
dmulist0	DMU0 index in originally inputs X0,Y0,DX0,and DY0
solver	LP solver Default='highs'

Value

A list containing the following components:

EFFmlist = ndmu0 by mcell matrix of subsample DDEA distances.

EFFmlistq = ndmu0 by mcell matrix of subsample qDEA distances.

XM = Input levels for subsample of reference set X.

YM = Output levels for subsample of reference set X.

qout = Maximal proportion of dmu's allowed external to DEA hull.

qoutS = Proportion of external points to identify using qDEA slicing.

X0 = Inputs for set of ndmu0 dmu's to be processed.

Y0 = Outputs for set of ndmu0 dmu's to be processed.

DX0 = Input directions for ndmu0 dmu's in X0 and Y0.

DY0 = Output directions for ndmu0 dmu's in X0 and Y0.

mlist = Vector of subsample sizes

mcells = Number of subsample sizes

peers = A data frame containing DDEA peer dmus and projection weights

peersq = A data frame containing qDEA peer dmus and projection weights

qDEA documentation built on April 13, 2026, 5:07 p.m.