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Using remote access to big datasets efficiently with Stata

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  • Volker Lang

    (University of Tübingen)

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In this talk, I discuss problems experienced and solutions developed with Stata, using remote access to a big dataset (around 10GB) of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). I focus on two topics. The first problem is that of not directly controlling the data. The solution here is to implement good pre-documentation into the do-files to structure and improve the communication with the people hosting the remote access. Second, there are memory and running-time problems with using such a large dataset; I discuss this problem in relation to the first one. The solution here is the extensive use of sampling techniques. I present routines for entering such sampling procedures into remote-access do-files.

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  • Volker Lang, 2009. "Using remote access to big datasets efficiently with Stata," German Stata Users' Group Meetings 2009 10, Stata Users Group.
    • Handle: RePEc:boc:dsug09:10
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