[R] Working with very large datasets and generating an executable file

Paul Bernal p@u|bern@|07 @end|ng |rom gm@||@com
Thu May 7 07:53:00 CEST 2020


Dear Jeff,

Thank you for the feedback. So, after reading your comments, it seems that,
in order to develop an executable model that could be run in any OS, python
might be the way to go then?

I appreciate all of your valuable responses.

Best regards,

Paul

El mié., 6 de mayo de 2020 6:22 p. m., Jeff Newmiller <
jdnewmil using dcn.davis.ca.us> escribió:

> Large data... yes, though how this can be done may vary. I have used
> machines with 128G of RAM before with no special big data packages.
>
> Making an executable... theoretically, yes, though there are some
> significant technical (and possibly legal) challenges that will most likely
> make you question whether it was worth it if you try, particularly if your
> intent is to obscure your code from the recipient. I (as a random user and
> programmer on the Internet) would strongly discourage such efforts... it
> will almost certainly be more practical to deliver code in script/package
> form.
>
> On May 6, 2020 2:20:47 PM PDT, Paul Bernal <paulbernal07 using gmail.com> wrote:
> >Dear R friends,
> >
> >Hope you are doing well. I have two questions, the first one is, can I
> >work
> >with very large datasets in R? That is, say I need to test several
> >machine
> >learning algorithms, like (random forest, multiple linear regression,
> >etc.)
> >on datasets having between 50 to 100 columns and 20 million
> >observations,
> >is there any way that R can handle data that large?
> >
> >The second question is, is there a way I can develop an R model and
> >turn it
> >into an executable program that can work on any OS?
> >
> >Any help and/or guidance will be greatly appreciated,
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Paul
> >
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