A screenshot is probably not going to help. What would be more interesting would be to know exactly what analysis you are running. I think you said that you were running a FREQUENCIES analysis on one variable.
So:
* How many cases in this dataset (approx) ?
* How many distinct values does that variable have (approx) ?
If for example you have a million cases, and this variable is a scalar
variable, then it'll have close to a million distinct values. In which
case it would not be a sensible analysis to run and I can indeed imagine
that it would take a lot of memory and time.
On the other hand, if the variable has only a small number of distinct
values and if the dataset is small, then perhaps you have a diffiernt problem.
J'
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 02:07:33PM +0530, Cecily Ray wrote:
Dear Alan, Ann and Harry,
Many thanks for your inputs on my issues of slow PSPP.
I have used the Task Manager as suggested by Alan and
found that often there is an alternation between PSPP
and System Idle Manager using a high percentage of memory.
This happens when PSPP is saying (Not Responding)
My laptop has 4 GB of memory in two main memory slots, according
to the product specification sheet.
If I can get a chance later I will send a screenshot.
Regards,
Cecily Ray
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Harry Thijssen <pspp4wind...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi Cecily
>
> I don't think PSPP is to slow with big datasets. 500 Mb is not that big.
I
> just think you are not working with an optimal configuration.
>
> The tests Alan suggested would have given more info about the problem so
> people could give you an advice. May guess at the moment is that you
should
> use a bigger workspace or have a problem with your tmp files on a slow
> disk. The later is unlikely as I expect just 1 disk in your laptop.
>
> Assuming you have a laptop with at least 4 Gb memory I would recommend
> setting your workspace to 500 Mb or more. You can do this in the
> syntaxeditor window with:
>
> set WORKSPACE=524288.
>
> You can check this with:
>
> show ALL.
>
> You find the syntax editor by going in PSPPIRE to the file tab and then
> syntax.
>
> If you could tell the exact file you downloaded for your work people
could
> try to find out what is going on and help you. It would also be usefull
if
> you could post what happens if you change your workspace settings as
> suggested above.
>
> Have fun
>
>
>
>
> <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users> Date: Sat, 24 Sep
>> 2016 00:08:10 +0530
>> From: Cecily Ray <cecily....@gmail.com>
>> To: Alan Mead <ame...@alanmead.org>
>> Cc: "pspp-users@gnu.org" <pspp-users@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: PSPP not working
>> Message-ID:
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>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> Thank you for your helpful replies. I now understand that PSPP works
fine
>> with smaller datasets than with the large one I am using. I think I will
>> have
>> to go for a trial version of SPSS.
>>
>> Cecily
>>
>>
>>
>
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