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+Overview
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+File format: Plain ASCCI text file.
+Method of data collection: These files were manually crafted.
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+Type 1: part_ar_%02d.param
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+File structure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01 seed02 seed03
+seed04 seed05
+suffix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Variables
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01,seed02,seed03,seed04,seed05: Seeds used for the pseudorandom part of
+the PDCCO generation proccess.
+suffix: suffix associated with the output from this given PDCCO generation
+proccess.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Type 2: part_base_%02d.param
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+File structure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+short
+seed01 seed02 seed03
+seed04 seed05
+suffix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Variables
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01,seed02,seed03,seed04,seed05: Seeds used for the pseudorandom part of
+the PDCCO generation proccess.
+suffix: suffix associated with the output from this given PDCCO generation
+proccess.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Type 3.0: k_base_power_03.param
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+File structure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01 seed02 seed03
+costType
+gammaValue
+suffix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Variables
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01,seed02,seed03: Seeds used for the pseudorandom part of the PDCCO
+generation proccess.
+costType: Type of cost estimator used by PDCCO.
+gammaValue: Value of the constant used for the bifurcation law in PDCCO.
+suffix: suffix associated with the output from this given PDCCO generation
+proccess.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Type 3.1: k_base_power_03_part.param
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+File structure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01 seed02 seed03 seed04
+dLim
+costType
+gammaValue
+suffix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Variables
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+seed01,seed02,seed03,seed04: Seeds used for the pseudorandom part of the PDCCO
+generation proccess.
+dLim: Value used for resuming the PDCCO partitioned proccess from the sequential
+data.
+costType: Type of cost estimator used by PDCCO.
+gammaValue: Value of the constant used for the bifurcation law in PDCCO.
+suffix: suffix associated with the output from this given PDCCO generation
+proccess.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Type 3.2: k_base_power_03_merge.param
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+File structure
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+file01
+file02
+file03
+gammaValue
+suffix
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Variables
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+file01,file02,file03: File paths used in the merging part of PDCCO.
+gammaValue: Value of the constant used for the bifurcation law in PDCCO.
+suffix: suffix associated with the output from this given PDCCO generation
+proccess.