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		Quantile Data Envelopment Analysis // R implementation of
		Quantile Data Envelopment Analysis. The package 'qDEA' allows a
		user specified proportion of observations to lie external to a
		given Decision Making Units's (DMU's)reference hyperplane.
		'qDEA' can be used to detect and address influential outliers
		or to implement quantile benchmarking, as discussed in Atwood
		and Shaik (2020). Quantile benchmarking is accomplished by
		using heuristic procedures to find a DMU's closest input-output
		projection point in a specified direction while allowing a
		specified proportion of observations to lie external to the
		projected point's hyperplane. The 'qDEA' package accommodates
		standard (DEA) and quantile DEA estimation, returns to scale
		CRS(constant),VRS(variable),DRS(decreasing) or IRS(increasing),
		the use of directional vectors, bias correction through
		subsample bootstrapping and subsample size selection
		procedures. The user can also recover each DMU's reference DMUs
		and external DMUs if desired. The implemented procedures are
		based on discussions in: Atwood and Shaik (2020)
		doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.054 Atwood and Shaik (2018)
		doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68678-3_4 Walden and Atwood (2023)
		doi:10.1086/724932 Walden and Atwood (2025) doi:10.1086/736554.
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