Some of the most commonly noted benefits of the functions available in the RevoScaleR package include:
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Fast and scalable analytics; use the same functions to analyze data frames in memory and huge data sets
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A collection of commonly used analytics functions, including model predictions
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Flexible transformations and subsetting of huge data sets
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Efficient .xdf file format for storing data
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Standalone “data step” operation
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On-the-fly operations in analytic functions
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Framework for developing custom “chunking” algorithms in R
