LIMDEP and NLOGIT Technical Information

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Version number
System requirements

Current Versions
LIMDEP 9.0
NLOGIT 4.0

System Requirements

LIMDEP AND NLOGIT are written for use on Windows driven microcomputers. LIMDEP and NLOGIT are compatible with Windows 95 and later Windows operating systems. The programs require 16 megabytes of memory and occupy approximately 10 megabytes on the local hard disk drive.

Program Limits

We are often asked about LIMDEP's specific internal limits. The following limits are relevant to the most common applications.

  • Active Data Set
    Variables - 900
    Observations - 3,000,000+
    Total cells in data area limited by memory
    Namelists - 25
    Variables in namelist - 100
  • Command Entry
    Characters in one command - 2,500
    Characters in a stored procedure - 2,500
    Commands in a stored procedure - 50
    Stored procedures - 10
  • Model Size, General & Specific
    Number of parameters - 150
    Equations for SURE & 3SLS - 30
    Equations for WALD, NLSURE, GMM - 20
  • Panel Data Models
    Groups in fixed & random effects: Linear models - unlimited & Nonlinear models - 50,000
    Regressors in fixed & random effects - 150
    Groups x Regressors - unlimited
    Intervals in TVCs for survival - 50
    Periods in fixed effects (Chamberlain) logit - 100
    Groups in time series/cross section - 100
  • NLOGIT
    Number of alternatives - 100
    Branches in tree - 25
    Limbs in tree - 10
    Trunks in tree - 5
    Number of attributes & constants - 125
  • Matrix & Scalar Algebra
    Number of active matrices - 100
    Number of active named scalars - 50
    Size of a matrix 50,000 - cells
    Rows in data matrix - unlimited

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