Questions tagged [operations-research]

uses mathematical and statistical methods to improve efficiency

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Operations research versus statistical analysis?

What is the difference between operations research and statistical analysis?
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How to derive a conclusion with the scatterplot that we made using the data in a quantitative research?

How can we write the result section by using the scatter plot that we made using the data in a quantitative research. Also most importantly if the scatter plot shows no correlation.
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qualitative data in data envelopment analysis (DEA)

I wish to use qualitative input to calculate efficiency using DEA model. For that I based the input on certain questions which were answered on 1-5 rating scale. each input has 5 such questions(attributes) to it. How can I use this rating to get a…
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How many people at any given time

I have been tasked with finding out approximately how many people were in a location at a given time. I know how many people arrived per hour and how many people left per hour and the average time someone was here by arrival hour. So data looks like…
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What type of test / research design is recommended for this analysis

It is assumed that people are not seeking for help when they need to, therefore a program is implemented to teach them when to seek help. People can join the program voluntarily. I would like to study the effectiveness of the program one year after…