Snippet Name: VAR_POP
Description: VAR_POP returns the population variance of a set of numbers after discarding the nulls in this set. The expr is a number expression, and the function returns a value of type NUMERIC. If the function is applied to an empty set, then it returns null. The function makes the following calculation:
(SUM(expr2) - SUM(expr)2 / COUNT(expr)) / COUNT(expr)
Also see: » RANK
» REGR_SLOPE
» VARIANCE
» VAR_SAMP
» SUM
» STDDEV_SAMP
» STDDEV_POP
» STDDEV
» ROW_NUMBER
» REGR_SYY
» REGR_SXY
» REGR_SXX
» REGR_R2
» REGR_INTERCEPT
» REGR_COUNT
» REGR_AVGY
» REGR_AVGX
» Number Functions: RATIO_TO_REPORT
» Number Functions: RANK
» PERCENTILE_DISC
» PERCENTILE_CONT
» PERCENT_RANK
» OVER PARTITION BY
» NTILE
» MIN
» MAX
» LEAD
» LAST_VALUE
» LAST
» LAG
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Language: PL/SQL
Highlight Mode: PLSQL
Last Modified: March 02nd, 2009
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VAR_POP(<value>) OVER (<analytic_clause>)
conn sh/sh
SELECT t.calendar_month_desc, VAR_POP(SUM(s.amount_sold))
OVER (ORDER BY t.calendar_month_desc) "Var_Pop",
VAR_SAMP(SUM(s.amount_sold))
OVER (ORDER BY t.calendar_month_desc) "Var_Samp"
FROM sales s, times t
WHERE s.time_id = t.time_id AND t.calendar_year = 2001
GROUP BY t.calendar_month_desc; |