Hi
Thanks for the replies. Here is the situation:
I have a dataset with about 5000 individuals, each with about 5
observations. I need to run panel data estimators like XTREGAR, XTGLS and
calculated bootstrapped CIs on smaller regression samples. The data set is
about 100MB. As I mentioned earlier I had a Pentium 4 256 MB computer (with
virtual memory left to be determined by the system). A do file with
univariate and multivariate analyses about 20 lines takes a good 20 -30
minutes to run. Add to this the time needed to construct the .do file (even
if is perform the debugging in a small subsample). Now after 1 run if I
realize that I want to make a change, it takes a whole length of time. In
addition, I am not able to do anything useful while STAT is running.
I found from SUN representative that their Sunblade 150 can handle 5-6 gig
RAM easily as it is a 64 bit system. However, it costs a lot ( at least 5000
dollars with 2 gig RAM). So here am I........... Hope this information is
helpful to others.
Eswar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eswar Krishnan MD" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:06 AM
Subject: st: Suggestions?
> Hello,
>
> I am relatively new to STATA8. I use a Pentium 4, 256MB PC but find
> calcualtions to be rather slow. Does anyone know about speed comparisons
> between SUN work stations and MAC (dual processor) as opposed to pentium?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Eswar Krishnan
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