mean()

Calculate the exact mean from values in a uddsketch

Since 1.0.0

Calculate the exact mean of the values in a uddsketch. Unlike percentile calculations, the mean calculation is exact. This accessor allows you to calculate the mean alongside percentiles, without needing to create two separate aggregates from the same raw data.

Samples

Calculate the mean of the integers from 0 to 100.

SELECT mean(uddsketch(data))
FROM generate_series(0, 100) data;

mean
------
50

Arguments

The syntax is:

mean(
  sketch UddSketch
) RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
sketch	UddSketch	-		The uddsketch to extract the mean from

Returns

Column	Type	Description
mean	DOUBLE PRECISION	The mean of the values in the uddsketch.