Program Specifications

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 at a Glance

We are often asked about LIMDEP and NLOGIT’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