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Elapsed time

Using system.time() is convenient, but it does have its drawbacks when comparing multiple function calls. The microbenchmark package solves this problem with the microbenchmark() function.

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Instructions

The "movies.csv" and "movies.rds" files are available in your workspace.

  • Load the microbenchmark package using the library() function.
  • Using microbenchmark(), read.csv(), and readRDS(), compare the time it takes to import the CSV file with the time it takes to import the RDS file. Store the result as a variable called compare.
    • In your call to microbenchmark(), specify times = 10 to call each function 10 times.
  • Print compare to see the results.

Exercice interactif pratique

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# Load the microbenchmark package
library(___)

# Compare the two functions
compare <- microbenchmark(___, 
                          ___, 
                          times = ___)

# Print compare
___
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