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Core Function

The main function for fitting all metafrontier models in smfa.

smfa() print(<smfa>)
Stochastic metafrontier estimation

Model Summary

Summarise and print fitted metafrontier model objects.

summary(<smfa>) print(<summary.smfa>)
Summary of results for stochastic metafrontier models

Efficiency & MTR Extraction

Extract firm-level efficiencies and metatechnology ratios from fitted models.

efficiencies(<smfa>)
Compute efficiency estimates and metatechnology ratios from stochastic metafrontier models

Parameter Extraction

Extract estimated parameters and variance-covariance matrices.

coef(<smfa>) coef(<summary.smfa>)
Extract coefficients of stochastic metafrontier models
vcov(<smfa>)
Compute variance-covariance matrix of stochastic metafrontier models

Model Fit Statistics

Information criteria and model fit diagnostics.

logLik(<smfa>)
Extract log-likelihood value of stochastic metafrontier models
ic(<smfa>)
Extract information criteria of stochastic metafrontier models
nobs(<smfa>)
Extract total number of observations used in frontier models
fitted(<smfa>)
Extract fitted values of stochastic metafrontier models
residuals(<smfa>)
Extract residuals of stochastic metafrontier models