[R] large dataset

Stefan Grosse singularitaet at gmx.net
Sat Mar 27 11:27:42 CET 2010


Am 27.03.2010 10:19, schrieb n.vialma at libero.it:
> What im facing when i try to import the file is that R generates more than 100.000 records and is very slow...
> thanks a lot!!!
>
>   

Maybe your physical memory is too limited. R uses this and if your data
are to large Linux and windows start to use the swap file which slows
not only R but your computer down.

hth
Stefan



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