I have a string of fixed width where every position has to do with some data. I will have to match this string to others and given different weights, see how equal they are.
is there any advantage efficiencywise to having that data from a string in multiple columns instead of a single column?
ie. Situation 1 column:
Column 1: abcd
Situation 4 columns:
Column 1:a
Column 2:b
Column 3:c
Column 4:d
Thanks!