[R] Can R handle large dataset?

[Julian Burgos]

Depends on the RAM in your machine.  And in your definition of 'handle'. 
  You may be able to load a very large dataset into R, but won't be able 
to use some functions that require additional memory.

A vague answer to a vague question... :)

Julian


Mingjun Huang wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    I am new to R, can anyone give me an idea of how R handle a large dataset
>    (e.g. couple of Gbytes)? Thanks a lot!
> 
> 
>    Best,
>    Mingjun
> 
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