@Article{Christenson:2009,
  author = 	 {Christenson, Dino P. and Joshua A. Morris},
  title = 	 {Speeding Up R for Windows},
  journal = 	 {The Political Methodologist},
  year = 	 {},
  OPTkey = 	 {},
  volume = 	 {17},
  OPTnumber = 	 {1},
  pages = 	 {4-11},
  OPTmonth = 	 {},
  OPTnote = 	 {},
  OPTannote = 	 {},
  abstract =     {{To what extent do different Windows PC characteristics in- crease the modeling efficiency of R? Do some programs or versions of R run better on different PCs? And for which kinds of models do enhanced PCs and clusters diminish pro- cessing time? This research note seeks to provide novice to intermediate level R users with a framework for understand- ing the benefits of explicit parallel processing and upgrades in PC hardware for large datasets and computationally bur- densome models. We compare the relative benefits of each optimization with simple efficiency tests. In addition, we provide basic R code to make the transition to parallel pro- cessing easier for novice users without networked labs or cluster access.}}
}