[R] Faster matrix operation?

[Remko Duursma]

Dear R-helpers,

I have a three-column matrix with lots of rows:

xyzs <- matrix(rnorm(3*100000,0,1),ncol=3)

# And I am multiplying it with some vector V, and summing the rows
(columns after t()) in this way:
V <- c(2,3,4)
system.time(vx <- apply(t(xyzs) * V, 2 ,sum))


Ok, this does not take long (0.9 sec on my machine), but I have to do
this lots of times, with frequently larger matrices.

Is there a way to significantly speed this up, apart from writing it
in Fortran or C and calling it from within R (which is what I am
planning unless there is an alternative)?


thanks,
Remko



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Remko Duursma
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Centre for Plants and the Environment
University of Western Sydney
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Dept of Biological Science
Macquarie University
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