Vector Search vs. Binary Search

# REFERENCE:
# user2014.stat.ucla.edu/files/tutorial_Matt.pdf

pkgs <- c('data.table', 'rbenchmark')
lapply(pkgs, require, character.only = T)
 
load('2008.Rdata')
dt <- data.table(data)

benchmark(replications = 10, order = "elapsed",
  vector_search = {
    test1 <- dt[ArrTime == 1500 & Origin == 'ABE', ] 
  },
  binary_search = {
    setkey(dt, ArrTime, Origin)
    test2 <- dt[.(1500, 'ABE'), ]
  }
)

#            test replications elapsed relative user.self sys.self user.child
# 2 binary_search           10   0.335    1.000     0.311    0.023          0
# 1 vector_search           10   7.245   21.627     7.102    0.131          0