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<DIV>Hi TraMineRs, </DIV>
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<DIV>what is your experience with large datasets? I mean n = 45.000 and the states possible as sequences are m = 184, the sequence intervall varies between 1 to 66. States can repeat several times. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you for your opinion and advice.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards - Gerhard Wuehrer</DIV>
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<DIV>o. Univ.-Prof. Dkfm. Dr. Gerhard A. Wührer<BR>Institut für Handel, Absatz und Marketing<BR>Johannes Kepler Universität Linz<BR>Altenberger Str. 69<BR>4040 Linz/Austria<BR>tel.: 004373224689401<BR>fax.:004373224689404<BR>mail: <A href="mailto:gerhard.wuehrer@jku.at">gerhard.wuehrer@jku.at</A></DIV>
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