I have a file that has 70k words in it. I am trying to determine how big my hashtable should be, I suspect it should be 75 to 80% of the file size (ex. 70000 x .75) If I make it that size, what sort of hash function would be appropriate for use? I am new to hashtables and wonder if I can just make a generic function based on ascii values in the strings, that way it can be completely spontaneous when they get inserted into a bucket. Please help guide me, thank you.
