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COVAR_SAMP

Aggregate function.

The covar_samp() function returns the sample covariance (Σ((x - x̅)(y - y̅)) / (n - 1)) of two data columns.

caution

NULL values are not counted.

Syntax​

COVAR_SAMP(<expr1>, <expr2>)

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
<expr1>Any numerical expression
<expr2>Any numerical expression

Return Type​

float64, when n <= 1, returns +∞.

Example​

Create a Table and Insert Sample Data

CREATE TABLE store_sales (
  id INT,
  store_id INT,
  items_sold INT,
  profit FLOAT
);

INSERT INTO store_sales (id, store_id, items_sold, profit)
VALUES (1, 1, 100, 1000),
       (2, 2, 200, 2000),
       (3, 3, 300, 3000),
       (4, 4, 400, 4000),
       (5, 5, 500, 5000);

Query Demo: Calculate Sample Covariance between Items Sold and Profit

SELECT COVAR_SAMP(items_sold, profit) AS covar_samp_items_profit
FROM store_sales;

Result

| covar_samp_items_profit |
|-------------------------|
|        250000.0         |