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Re: Compute average SQL statement

From: Hendrik Lampert <henhouse_at_gmx.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:51:02 +0100
Message-ID: <btgvc3$mrv$1@online.de>


Fine. That's it.
Can i group the avg by year? The week column is in date format.

Regards,
Hendrik

"Rene Nyffenegger" <rene.nyffenegger_at_gmx.ch> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:btgong$6rcte$1_at_ID-82536.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > i'm looking for a sql statement to compute an average from the following
> > sample:
> >
> > Week Value_a Avg.
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > 1 10 10 / 1= 10
> > 2 20 (10+20) / 2 = 15
> > 3 5 (10+20+5 ) / 3 = 11,66
> > ....
> >
> >
> > The average Avg. should be computed out of Value_a for each week.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Hendrik
>
>
> Hendrik,
>
> Try analytical functions:
>
>
> create table avg_ (
> week number,
> value_a number
> );
>
> insert into avg_ values (1, 10);
> insert into avg_ values (2, 20);
> insert into avg_ values (3, 5);
>
>
> select avg(value_a) over (order by week range unbounded preceding) from
avg_;
>
>
> hth
> Rene
>
>
>
> --
> Rene Nyffenegger
> http://www.adp-gmbh.ch
Received on Wed Jan 07 2004 - 06:51:02 CST

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