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>47.43. <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
></A
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><P
> The catalog <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> stores
statistical data about the contents of the database. Entries are
created by <A
HREF="sql-analyze.html"
>ANALYZE</A
>
and subsequently used by the query planner. Note that all the
statistical data is inherently approximate, even assuming that it
is up-to-date.
</P
><P
> Normally there is one entry, with <TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stainherit</TT
> =
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>false</TT
>, for each table column that has been analyzed.
If the table has inheritance children, a second entry with
<TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stainherit</TT
> = <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>true</TT
> is also created. This row
represents the column's statistics over the inheritance tree, i.e.,
statistics for the data you'd see with
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>SELECT <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>column</I
></TT
> FROM <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>table</I
></TT
>*</TT
>,
whereas the <TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stainherit</TT
> = <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>false</TT
> row represents
the results of
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>SELECT <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>column</I
></TT
> FROM ONLY <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>table</I
></TT
></TT
>.
</P
><P
> <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> also stores statistical data about
the values of index expressions. These are described as if they were
actual data columns; in particular, <TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>starelid</TT
>
references the index. No entry is made for an ordinary non-expression
index column, however, since it would be redundant with the entry
for the underlying table column. Currently, entries for index expressions
always have <TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stainherit</TT
> = <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>false</TT
>.
</P
><P
> Since different kinds of statistics might be appropriate for different
kinds of data, <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> is designed not
to assume very much about what sort of statistics it stores. Only
extremely general statistics (such as nullness) are given dedicated
columns in <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
>. Everything else
is stored in <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"slots"</SPAN
>, which are groups of associated columns
whose content is identified by a code number in one of the slot's columns.
For more information see
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>src/include/catalog/pg_statistic.h</TT
>.
</P
><P
> <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> should not be readable by the
public, since even statistical information about a table's contents
might be considered sensitive. (Example: minimum and maximum values
of a salary column might be quite interesting.)
<A
HREF="view-pg-stats.html"
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_stats</TT
></A
>
is a publicly readable view on
<TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> that only exposes information
about those tables that are readable by the current user.
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><B
>Table 47-43. <TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> Columns</B
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><TH
>Name</TH
><TH
>Type</TH
><TH
>References</TH
><TH
>Description</TH
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></THEAD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>starelid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="catalog-pg-class.html"
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_class</TT
></A
>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
>The table or index that the described column belongs to</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>staattnum</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int2</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="catalog-pg-attribute.html"
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_attribute</TT
></A
>.attnum</TT
></TD
><TD
>The number of the described column</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stainherit</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>bool</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
>If true, the stats include inheritance child columns, not just the
values in the specified relation</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stanullfrac</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>float4</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
>The fraction of the column's entries that are null</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stawidth</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int4</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
>The average stored width, in bytes, of nonnull entries</TD
></TR
><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stadistinct</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>float4</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
>The number of distinct nonnull data values in the column.
A value greater than zero is the actual number of distinct values.
A value less than zero is the negative of a multiplier for the number
of rows in the table; for example, a column in which values appear about
twice on the average could be represented by
<TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stadistinct</TT
> = -0.5.
A zero value means the number of distinct values is unknown.
</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stakind<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
></TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>int2</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
> A code number indicating the kind of statistics stored in the
<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
>th <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"slot"</SPAN
> of the
<TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_statistic</TT
> row.
</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>staop<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
></TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>oid</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><A
HREF="catalog-pg-operator.html"
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTNAME"
>pg_operator</TT
></A
>.oid</TT
></TD
><TD
> An operator used to derive the statistics stored in the
<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
>th <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"slot"</SPAN
>. For example, a
histogram slot would show the <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><</TT
> operator
that defines the sort order of the data.
</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stanumbers<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
></TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>float4[]</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
> Numerical statistics of the appropriate kind for the
<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
>th <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"slot"</SPAN
>, or null if the slot
kind does not involve numerical values
</TD
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><TR
><TD
><TT
CLASS="STRUCTFIELD"
>stavalues<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
></TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>anyarray</TT
></TD
><TD
> </TD
><TD
> Column data values of the appropriate kind for the
<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>N</I
></TT
>th <SPAN
CLASS="QUOTE"
>"slot"</SPAN
>, or null if the slot
kind does not store any data values. Each array's element
values are actually of the specific column's data type, or a related
type such as an array's element type, so there is no way to define
these columns' type more specifically than <TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>anyarray</TT
>.
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