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SQL referenceUpdated September 29, 2026Reviewed by the Telemetry editorial and product teams15 min read
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  1. Filter clause
  2. WITHIN GROUP / Ordered-set aggregates
  3. Null treatment
  4. General Functions
  5. array_agg
  6. avg
  7. bit_and
  8. bit_or
  9. bit_xor
  10. bool_and
  11. bool_or
  12. count
  13. first_value
  14. grouping
  15. last_value
  16. max
  17. mean
  18. median
  19. min
  20. percentile_cont
  21. quantile_cont
  22. string_agg
  23. sum
  24. var
  25. var_pop
  26. var_population
  27. var_samp
  28. var_sample
  29. Statistical Functions
  30. corr
  31. covar
  32. covar_pop
  33. covar_samp
  34. nth_value
  35. regr_avgx
  36. regr_avgy
  37. regr_count
  38. regr_intercept
  39. regr_r2
  40. regr_slope
  41. regr_sxx
  42. regr_sxy
  43. regr_syy
  44. stddev
  45. stddev_pop
  46. stddev_samp
  47. Approximate Functions
  48. approx_distinct
  49. approx_median
  50. approx_percentile_cont
  51. approx_percentile_cont_with_weight
  52. Attribution

Aggregate functions

These functions are available in Telemetry SQL. Signatures, aliases, argument descriptions, and examples below follow the vendored engine fork. Examples that name a table assume matching columns in your own table; result grids illustrate values and may differ from the dashboard or JSON display.

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Aggregate functions operate on a set of values to compute a single result.

Filter clause

Aggregate functions support the SQL FILTER (WHERE ...) clause to restrict which input rows contribute to the aggregate result.

function([exprs]) FILTER (WHERE condition)

Example:

SELECT
  sum(salary) FILTER (WHERE salary > 0) AS sum_positive_salaries,
  count(*)    FILTER (WHERE active)     AS active_count
FROM employees;

Note: When no rows pass the filter, COUNT returns 0 while SUM/AVG/MIN/MAX return NULL.

WITHIN GROUP / Ordered-set aggregates

Some aggregate functions accept the SQL WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY ...) clause to specify the ordering the aggregate relies on. Only the ordered-set aggregates listed below accept this clause. Attempting to use WITHIN GROUP with a regular aggregate (for example, SELECT SUM(x) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY x)) will fail during planning with an error: "WITHIN GROUP is only supported for ordered-set aggregate functions".

Currently, the built-in aggregate functions that support WITHIN GROUP are:

  • percentile_cont — exact percentile aggregate (also available as percentile_cont(column, percentile))
  • approx_percentile_cont — approximate percentile using the t-digest algorithm
  • approx_percentile_cont_with_weight — approximate weighted percentile using the t-digest algorithm

Note: rank-like functions such as rank(), dense_rank(), and percent_rank() are window functions and use the OVER (...) clause; they are not ordered-set aggregates that accept WITHIN GROUP in Telemetry SQL.

Example (ordered-set aggregate):

percentile_cont(0.5) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY value)

Example (invalid usage — planner will error):

-- This will fail: SUM is not an ordered-set aggregate
SELECT SUM(x) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY x) FROM t;

Null treatment

FIRST_VALUE, LAST_VALUE, and ARRAY_AGG support explicit IGNORE NULLS and RESPECT NULLS. For example, array_agg(value IGNORE NULLS) omits null elements, while first_value(value ORDER BY timestamp_utc) IGNORE NULLS selects the first non-null value in that order. Their default is to respect nulls. Other aggregates may ignore null inputs inherently without accepting these modifiers: adding IGNORE NULLS to median or percentile_cont, for example, is a planning error.

General Functions

array_agg

Returns an array created from the expression elements. If ordering is required, elements are inserted in the specified order. This aggregation function can only mix DISTINCT and ORDER BY if the ordering expression is exactly the same as the argument expression.

array_agg(expression [ORDER BY expression])

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT array_agg(column_name ORDER BY other_column) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------------------+
| array_agg(column_name ORDER BY other_column)  |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| [element1, element2, element3]                |
+-----------------------------------------------+
SELECT array_agg(DISTINCT column_name ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| array_agg(DISTINCT column_name ORDER BY column_name)  |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| [element1, element2, element3]                         |
+--------------------------------------------------------+

avg

Returns the average of numeric values in the specified column.

avg(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT avg(column_name) FROM table_name;
+---------------------------+
| avg(column_name)           |
+---------------------------+
| 42.75                      |
+---------------------------+

Aliases

  • mean

bit_and

Computes the bitwise AND of all non-null input values.

bit_and(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Integer expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

bit_or

Computes the bitwise OR of all non-null input values.

bit_or(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Integer expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

bit_xor

Computes the bitwise exclusive OR of all non-null input values.

bit_xor(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Integer expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

bool_and

Returns true if all non-null input values are true, otherwise false.

bool_and(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT bool_and(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------------+
| bool_and(column_name)       |
+----------------------------+
| true                        |
+----------------------------+

bool_or

Returns true if all non-null input values are true, otherwise false.

bool_and(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT bool_and(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------------+
| bool_and(column_name)       |
+----------------------------+
| true                        |
+----------------------------+

count

Returns the number of non-null values in the specified column. To include null values in the total count, use count(*).

count(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT count(column_name) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------+
| count(column_name)     |
+-----------------------+
| 100                   |
+-----------------------+

SELECT count(*) FROM table_name;
+------------------+
| count(*)         |
+------------------+
| 120              |
+------------------+

first_value

Returns the first element in an aggregation group according to the requested ordering. If no ordering is given, returns an arbitrary element from the group.

first_value(expression [ORDER BY expression])

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT first_value(column_name ORDER BY other_column) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------------------+
| first_value(column_name ORDER BY other_column)|
+-----------------------------------------------+
| first_element                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------+

grouping

Returns 1 if the data is aggregated across the specified column, or 0 if it is not aggregated in the result set.

grouping(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Expression to evaluate whether data is aggregated across the specified column. Can be a constant, column, or function.

Example

SELECT column_name, GROUPING(column_name) AS group_column
  FROM table_name
  GROUP BY GROUPING SETS ((column_name), ());
+-------------+-------------+
| column_name | group_column |
+-------------+-------------+
| value1      | 0           |
| value2      | 0           |
| NULL        | 1           |
+-------------+-------------+

last_value

Returns the last element in an aggregation group according to the requested ordering. If no ordering is given, returns an arbitrary element from the group.

last_value(expression [ORDER BY expression])

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT last_value(column_name ORDER BY other_column) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------------------+
| last_value(column_name ORDER BY other_column) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| last_element                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------+

max

Returns the maximum value in the specified column.

max(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT max(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------+
| max(column_name)      |
+----------------------+
| 150                  |
+----------------------+

mean

Alias of avg.

median

Returns the median value in the specified column.

median(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT median(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------+
| median(column_name)   |
+----------------------+
| 45.5                 |
+----------------------+

min

Returns the minimum value in the specified column.

min(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT min(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------+
| min(column_name)      |
+----------------------+
| 12                   |
+----------------------+

percentile_cont

Returns the exact percentile of input values, interpolating between values if needed.

percentile_cont(percentile) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • percentile: Percentile to compute. Must be a float value between 0 and 1 (inclusive).

Example

SELECT percentile_cont(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| percentile_cont(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 45.5                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------------+

An alternate syntax is also supported:

SELECT percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75) FROM table_name;
+---------------------------------------+
| percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75)    |
+---------------------------------------+
| 45.5                                  |
+---------------------------------------+

Aliases

  • quantile_cont

quantile_cont

Alias of percentile_cont.

string_agg

Concatenates the values of string expressions and places separator values between them. If ordering is required, strings are concatenated in the specified order. This aggregation function can only mix DISTINCT and ORDER BY if the ordering expression is exactly the same as the first argument expression.

string_agg([DISTINCT] expression, delimiter [ORDER BY expression])

Arguments

  • expression: The string expression to concatenate. Can be a column or any valid string expression.
  • delimiter: A literal string used as a separator between the concatenated values.

Example

SELECT string_agg(name, ', ') AS names_list
  FROM employee;
+--------------------------+
| names_list               |
+--------------------------+
| Alice, Bob, Bob, Charlie |
+--------------------------+
SELECT string_agg(name, ', ' ORDER BY name DESC) AS names_list
  FROM employee;
+--------------------------+
| names_list               |
+--------------------------+
| Charlie, Bob, Bob, Alice |
+--------------------------+
SELECT string_agg(DISTINCT name, ', ' ORDER BY name DESC) AS names_list
  FROM employee;
+--------------------------+
| names_list               |
+--------------------------+
| Charlie, Bob, Alice |
+--------------------------+

sum

Returns the sum of all values in the specified column.

sum(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT sum(column_name) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------+
| sum(column_name)       |
+-----------------------+
| 12345                 |
+-----------------------+

var

Returns the statistical sample variance of a set of numbers.

var(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Numeric expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Aliases

  • var_sample
  • var_samp

var_pop

Returns the statistical population variance of a set of numbers.

var_pop(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: Numeric expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Aliases

  • var_population

var_population

Alias of var_pop.

var_samp

Alias of var.

var_sample

Alias of var.

Statistical Functions

corr

Returns the coefficient of correlation between two numeric values.

corr(expression1, expression2)

Arguments

  • expression1: First expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression2: Second expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT corr(column1, column2) FROM table_name;
+--------------------------------+
| corr(column1, column2)         |
+--------------------------------+
| 0.85                           |
+--------------------------------+

covar

Alias of covar_samp.

covar_pop

Returns the sample covariance of a set of number pairs.

covar_samp(expression1, expression2)

Arguments

  • expression1: First expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression2: Second expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT covar_samp(column1, column2) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------+
| covar_samp(column1, column2)      |
+-----------------------------------+
| 8.25                              |
+-----------------------------------+

covar_samp

Returns the sample covariance of a set of number pairs.

covar_samp(expression1, expression2)

Arguments

  • expression1: First expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression2: Second expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT covar_samp(column1, column2) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------+
| covar_samp(column1, column2)      |
+-----------------------------------+
| 8.25                              |
+-----------------------------------+

Aliases

  • covar

nth_value

Returns the nth value in a group of values.

nth_value(expression, n ORDER BY expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The column or expression to retrieve the nth value from.
  • n: The position (nth) of the value to retrieve, based on the ordering.

Example

SELECT dept_id, salary, NTH_VALUE(salary, 2) OVER (PARTITION BY dept_id ORDER BY salary ASC) AS second_salary_by_dept
  FROM employee;
+---------+--------+-------------------------+
| dept_id | salary | second_salary_by_dept   |
+---------+--------+-------------------------+
| 1       | 30000  | NULL                    |
| 1       | 40000  | 40000                   |
| 1       | 50000  | 40000                   |
| 2       | 35000  | NULL                    |
| 2       | 45000  | 45000                   |
+---------+--------+-------------------------+

regr_avgx

Computes the average of the independent variable (input) expression_x for the non-null paired data points.

regr_avgx(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH daily_sales(day, total_sales) AS (VALUES (1,100), (2,150), (3,200), (4,NULL), (5,250))
SELECT regr_avgx(total_sales, day) AS avg_day FROM daily_sales;
+----------+
| avg_day  |
+----------+
|   2.75   |
+----------+

regr_avgy

Computes the average of the dependent variable (output) expression_y for the non-null paired data points.

regr_avgy(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH daily_temperature(day, temperature) AS (VALUES (1,30), (2,32), (3, NULL), (4,35), (5,36))
SELECT regr_avgy(temperature, day) AS avg_temperature FROM daily_temperature;
+-----------------+
| avg_temperature |
+-----------------+
| 33.25           |
+-----------------+

regr_count

Counts the number of non-null paired data points.

regr_count(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH daily_metrics(day, user_signups) AS (VALUES (1,100), (2,120), (3, NULL), (4,110), (5,NULL))
SELECT regr_count(user_signups, day) AS valid_pairs FROM daily_metrics;
+-------------+
| valid_pairs |
+-------------+
| 3           |
+-------------+

regr_intercept

Computes the y-intercept of the linear regression line. For the equation (y = kx + b), this function returns b.

regr_intercept(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH weekly_performance(week, productivity_score) AS (VALUES (1,60), (2,65), (3, 70), (4,75), (5,80))
SELECT regr_intercept(productivity_score, week) AS intercept FROM weekly_performance;
+----------+
|intercept |
+----------+
|  55      |
+----------+

regr_r2

Computes the square of the correlation coefficient between the independent and dependent variables.

regr_r2(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH weekly_performance(day, user_signups) AS (VALUES (1,60), (2,65), (3, 70), (4,75), (5,80))
SELECT regr_r2(user_signups, day) AS r_squared FROM weekly_performance;
+---------+
|r_squared|
+---------+
| 1.0     |
+---------+

regr_slope

Returns the slope of the linear regression line for non-null pairs in aggregate columns. Given input column Y and X: regr_slope(Y, X) returns the slope (k in Y = k*X + b) using minimal RSS fitting.

regr_slope(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH weekly_performance(day, user_signups) AS (VALUES (1,60), (2,65), (3, 70), (4,75), (5,80))
SELECT regr_slope(user_signups, day) AS slope FROM weekly_performance;
+--------+
| slope  |
+--------+
| 5.0    |
+--------+

regr_sxx

Computes the sum of squares of the independent variable.

regr_sxx(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH study_hours(student_id, hours, test_score) AS (VALUES (1,2,55), (2,4,65), (3,6,75), (4,8,85), (5,10,95))
SELECT regr_sxx(test_score, hours) AS sxx FROM study_hours;
+------+
| sxx  |
+------+
| 40.0 |
+------+

regr_sxy

Computes the sum of products of paired data points.

regr_sxy(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH employee_productivity(week, productivity_score) AS (VALUES (1,60), (2,65), (3,70))
SELECT regr_sxy(productivity_score, week) AS sum_product_deviations FROM employee_productivity;
+------------------------+
| sum_product_deviations |
+------------------------+
|       10.0             |
+------------------------+

regr_syy

Computes the sum of squares of the dependent variable.

regr_syy(expression_y, expression_x)

Arguments

  • expression_y: Dependent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • expression_x: Independent variable expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

WITH employee_productivity(week, productivity_score) AS (VALUES (1,60), (2,65), (3,70))
SELECT regr_syy(productivity_score, week) AS sum_squares_y FROM employee_productivity;
+---------------+
| sum_squares_y |
+---------------+
|    50.0       |
+---------------+

stddev

Returns the standard deviation of a set of numbers.

stddev(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT stddev(column_name) FROM table_name;
+----------------------+
| stddev(column_name)   |
+----------------------+
| 12.34                |
+----------------------+

Aliases

  • stddev_samp

stddev_pop

Returns the population standard deviation of a set of numbers.

stddev_pop(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT stddev_pop(column_name) FROM table_name;
+--------------------------+
| stddev_pop(column_name)   |
+--------------------------+
| 10.56                    |
+--------------------------+

stddev_samp

Alias of stddev.

Approximate Functions

approx_distinct

Returns the approximate number of distinct input values calculated using the HyperLogLog algorithm.

approx_distinct(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT approx_distinct(column_name) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------+
| approx_distinct(column_name)      |
+-----------------------------------+
| 42                                |
+-----------------------------------+

approx_median

Returns the approximate median (50th percentile) of input values. It is an alias of approx_percentile_cont(0.5) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY x).

approx_median(expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.

Example

SELECT approx_median(column_name) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------+
| approx_median(column_name)        |
+-----------------------------------+
| 23.5                              |
+-----------------------------------+

approx_percentile_cont

Returns the approximate percentile of input values using the t-digest algorithm.

approx_percentile_cont(percentile [, centroids]) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • percentile: Percentile to compute. Must be a float value between 0 and 1 (inclusive).
  • centroids: Number of centroids to use in the t-digest algorithm. Default is 100. A higher number results in more accurate approximation but requires more memory.

Example

SELECT approx_percentile_cont(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 65.0                                                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
SELECT approx_percentile_cont(0.75, 100) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont(0.75, 100) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 65.0                                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

An alternate syntax is also supported:

SELECT approx_percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75) FROM table_name;
+-----------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75)     |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| 65.0                                          |
+-----------------------------------------------+

SELECT approx_percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75, 100) FROM table_name;
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont(column_name, 0.75, 100)           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| 65.0                                                     |
+----------------------------------------------------------+

approx_percentile_cont_with_weight

Returns the weighted approximate percentile of input values using the t-digest algorithm.

approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(weight, percentile [, centroids]) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY expression)

Arguments

  • expression: The expression to operate on. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of operators.
  • weight: Expression to use as weight. Can be a constant, column, or function, and any combination of arithmetic operators.
  • percentile: Percentile to compute. Must be a float value between 0 and 1 (inclusive).
  • centroids: Number of centroids to use in the t-digest algorithm. Default is 100. A higher number results in more accurate approximation but requires more memory.

Example

SELECT approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(weight_column, 0.90) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(weight_column, 0.90) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 78.5                                                                                        |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
SELECT approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(weight_column, 0.90, 100) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) FROM table_name;
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(weight_column, 0.90, 100) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY column_name) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 78.5                                                                                             |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

An alternative syntax is also supported:

SELECT approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(column_name, weight_column, 0.90) FROM table_name;
+--------------------------------------------------+
| approx_percentile_cont_with_weight(column_name, weight_column, 0.90) |
+--------------------------------------------------+
| 78.5                                             |
+--------------------------------------------------+

Attribution

Adapted from the function documentation in Telemetry's vendored Apache DataFusion fork, with Telemetry-specific additions and corrections. Copyright 2019–2026 The Apache Software Foundation. Distributed under the Apache License 2.0; see the Apache notice.

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