Re: st: how to make stata run faster

["Darren White" <darrenm.white@health.qld.gov.au>]

Hi

STATA MP (multi processor) has optimised processing for many STATA computations/ routines. 

I recently upgraded and it is very quick.

Darren

>>> "JVerkuilen (Gmail)" <jvverkuilen@gmail.com> 5/21/2013 2:39 pm >>>
You should indicate what version of Stata and the specifications of
the platform. The answer might well be "get a better computer." ;)

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Eduardo de Masi <edu_masi@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
>
>
> Dear,
>
> Please,
>
> I'm running a transfer function with ARIMA errors (Arimax) in STATA and processing is very slow, is taking three to four hours. My database has 626 observation and my model has five variables, and their lags. What can I do to Stata run faster?
> I have the following memory allocated:
>
> Current memory allocation is:
>
> current                                 memory usage
> settable          value     description                 (1M = 1024k)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> set maxvar         5000     max. variables allowed           1.909M
> set memory       200M    max. data space                      200.000M
> set matsize        5000     max. RHS vars in models        191.154M
> -----------
> 393.063M
>
> Thanks,
> Eduardo de Masi
> PhD student in Sciences
>
>
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