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  "id": 10533,
  "title": "Some data files for Patients are 2x larger",
  "url": "/competitions/seizure-prediction/discussion/10533",
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  "post_date": "2014-10-05T18:09:21.790Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>I noticed that some data files for Patients ae 2x larger than other files.</p>\n<p>The majority of mat files for Patient_1 are 87 MB, but some files, for example&nbsp;Patient_1_interictal_segment_0016.mat, are twice as large, 175MB.</p>\n<p>Why so?</p>",
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      "id": "55641",
      "postDate": "10/05/2014 18:09:21",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n<p>I noticed that some data files for Patients ae 2x larger than other files.</p>\n<p>The majority of mat files for Patient_1 are 87 MB, but some files, for example&nbsp;Patient_1_interictal_segment_0016.mat, are twice as large, 175MB.</p>\n<p>Why so?</p>",
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      "id": "55651",
      "postDate": "10/05/2014 20:03:12",
      "content": "<p>On those files the data went outside the range of 16 bit ints, and the data from those files is saved as 32 bit integers.</p>",
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      "id": "55652",
      "postDate": "10/05/2014 20:15:14",
      "content": "<p>Thanks, it perfectly makes sense. It seems matlab converts everything to double regardless of storage type.</p>",
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      "id": 55651,
      "author_name": "nickstupich",
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      "post_date": "10/05/2014 20:03:12",
      "content": "<p>On those files the data went outside the range of 16 bit ints, and the data from those files is saved as 32 bit integers.</p>",
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    {
      "id": 55652,
      "author_name": "milakov",
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      "post_date": "10/05/2014 20:15:14",
      "content": "<p>Thanks, it perfectly makes sense. It seems matlab converts everything to double regardless of storage type.</p>",
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