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How big will my dataset be?

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Number of observations:
Number of variables:
Average width per variable:


In approximating width, remember

    +-------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Type of variable                               Width        |
    |-------------------------------------------------------------|
    | Integers,     -127 <= x <=           126          1         |
    |            -32,767 <= x <=        32,766          2         |
    |     -2,147,483,647 <= x <= 2,147,483,646          4         |
    | Floats,                                                     |
    |       single precision (default)                  4         |
    |       double precision                            8         |
    | strings                                      maximum length |
    +-------------------------------------------------------------+
    

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