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Version: current [25.x]

Categories: Math, Aggregate, Window

STDDEV_POP

Returns the population standard deviation (square root of variance) of non-NULL values in a column with a numeric data type. If all records inside a group are NULL, returns NULL.

Syntax​

STDDEV_POP(col_name NUMERIC) → DOUBLE​

  • col_name: The name of the column for which to return the population standard deviation. The values in the column must be numbers, such as INT, DOUBLE, or FLOAT.

Examples

STDDEV_POP example 
SELECT STDDEV_POP(tip_amount) FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips"
-- 2.259665030506379
STDDEV_POP example: Window function with cumulative window frame 
SELECT city, state, pop, STDDEV_POP(pop)
  OVER (PARTITION BY state ORDER BY city RANGE BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING)
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."zips.json";
-- city, state, pop, EXPR$3
-- 98791, AK, 5345, 5642.224885056941
-- AKHIOK, AK, 13309, 5653.736540099129
-- AKIACHAK, AK, 481, 5617.523315241737
-- ...
STDDEV_POP example: Window function with sliding window frame 
SELECT city, state, pop, STDDEV_POP(pop)
  OVER (PARTITION BY state ORDER BY city ROWS BETWEEN 1 PRECEDING AND 2 FOLLOWING)
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."zips.json";
-- city, state, pop, EXPR$3
-- 98791, AK, 5345, 5287.73608351333
-- AKHIOK, AK, 13309, 5285.049479427795
-- AKIACHAK, AK, 481, 5568.454992185893
-- ...

Usage Notes​

The STDDEV_POP function supports optional PARTITION BY, ORDER_BY, and cumulative and sliding window frame subclauses. See Window Functions for more information and syntax.