Multiple Criteria Decision-Making for Developing an International Game Participation Strategy: A Novel Application of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Two-Stage Efficiency Process

• Published in: Mathematics (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 14; p. 1700
• Main Authors: Chen, Yi-Chieh, Hu, Lin-Huan, Lu, Wan Chen, Wu, Jei-Zheng, Yang, Jiun-Jen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Athletes; Corporate sponsorship; Data analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Decision making; Efficiency; Expenditures; Food science; Games; Linear programming; Multiple criterion; Participation; Performance evaluation; Research methodology; slack variable analysis; Strategy; Table tennis; Tournaments & championships; Variables; world tour platinum; world tour regular

Background: This study aims to develop an efficient future game participation strategy for teenaged athletes based on an analysis of the 2019 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour game expenditure efficiency and prize-winning efficiency. Methods: In this research, Chinese Taipei (T...