| Version |
SynPop91 |
SynPop91r |
| Summary |
Reads all of SARs into
memory before data extraction
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Reads each SAR household as
required from disk |
| SAR
Load time 1 |
Long
(40 seconds)
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None
(0 seconds) |
| Data
extraction 1,2 |
Fast
(2 seconds) |
Slow
(135 seconds) |
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| Recommendation |
Use
for extraction of synthetic microdata for 10 or more enumeration
districts, provided sufficient RAM available (requires c. 212 Mb). |
Use
for extraction of user-defined lists of less than 10 enumeration
districts, or if RAM is a limiting factor |
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| Overall
run times 1,2 |
42 seconds
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135 seconds
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1
Benchmarked on a PC with a 1.4Ghz PIVm CPU and 512Mb RAM
2
Time taken to extract synthetic microdata for 42 EDs containing 8763
households and 20467
individuals
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