Working with big data sets: using different functions
Another thing you can do to keep big data sets from bogging your calculations down is to change the functions you use to do the calculations.
Month: January 2014
Working with big data sets: streamlining formulas
If you’re working with data sets that are big enough to make your computer slow down or risk locking up when processing them, one of the things you can do to help ameliorate the problem is streamlining your formulas.
How big is big?
Big data is a popular concept, and problem, in the information world. It’s things like data about every item bought by every person in every store of a large chain, every day of the year for multiple years. That’s the… Read moreHow big is big?