[R] Using R for large econometric models

[Doran, Harold]

One approach econometricians use with linear models is to demean the
data in order to reduce the computational burden. This can be done using
the ave() function. But, this is still difficult because, in my
experience, you still need to build a model matrix that must be demeaned
and that model matrix may be big. On the other hand, if you're dealing
with large sparse data sets, you may find either the sparseM and Matrix
packages useful as they are designed to handle large sparse matrices.

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> [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Dietrich Trenkler
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 3:05 AM
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> Subject: [R] Using R for large econometric models
> 
> Dear helpeRs,
> 
> a colleague of mine would like to give R a try.  He uses 
> econometric models which typically involve a large number of 
> variables, esp. time series.  Having no experience with 
> handling very large data sets myself I turn to you.
> 
> 1. Could you please describe your experiences to cope with these
>    situations?
> 
> 2. What kind of difficulties will he have to face? Are there special
>    tricks (packages) he might try?
> 
> 3. Can you recommend to use R?
> 
> 
> Sorry, if my question is a bit vague but at this point I'm 
> not able to give any further details.
> 
> Any help is very much appreciated.
> 
> D. Trenkler                     
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