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AVG

Function Description

AVG() is a type of aggregate function that is used to calculate the arithmetic average of parameter columns.

Function Syntax

> AVG(expr)

Parameter definition

Parameters Description
expr Column name of any numeric type

Return value

Returns the arithmetic average of the column as Double type. If the input parameter is empty, the NaN value is returned.

Example

> drop table if exists tbl1;
> create table tbl1 (col_1a tinyint, col_1b smallint, col_1c int, col_1d bigint, col_1e char(10) not null);
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,1,7,"a");
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,2,8,"b");
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,3,9,"c");
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,4,10,"D");
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,5,11,"a");
> insert into tbl1 values ​​(0,1,6,12,"c");

> select avg(col_1c) from tbl1;
+-----------------+
| avg(col_1c) |
+-----------------+
| 3.5 |
+-----------------+

> select sum(col_1d) as s1,avg(col_1d) as a3 from tbl1 group by col_1e order by s1 desc;
+------+------+
| s1 | a3 |
+------+------+
| 21 | 10.5 |
| 18 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 8 | 8 |
+------+------+

> select avg(col_1d) as a1 from tbl1 where col_1d < 13 group by col_1e order by a1;
+------+
| a1 |
+------+
| 8 |
| 9 |
| 10 |
| 10.5 |
+------+