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Sampling Queries |
Sampling Queries |
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The TABLESAMPLE
statement is used to sample the table. It supports the following sampling methods:
TABLESAMPLE
(xROWS
): Sample the table down to the given number of rows.TABLESAMPLE
(xPERCENT
): Sample the table down to the given percentage. Note that percentages are defined as a number between 0 and 100.TABLESAMPLE
(BUCKET
xOUT OF
y): Sample the table down to ax
out ofy
fraction.
Note: TABLESAMPLE
returns the approximate number of rows or fraction requested.
TABLESAMPLE ({ integer_expression | decimal_expression } PERCENT)
| TABLESAMPLE ( integer_expression ROWS )
| TABLESAMPLE ( BUCKET integer_expression OUT OF integer_expression )
SELECT * FROM test;
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 1|Lisa|
| 9|Eric|
|10|Adam|
| 6|Mark|
| 7|Lily|
| 3|Evan|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (50 PERCENT);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 9|Eric|
|10|Adam|
| 3|Evan|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (5 ROWS);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 1|Lisa|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (BUCKET 4 OUT OF 10);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 9|Eric|
| 6|Mark|
+--+----+