variance_pop (aggregate function)

variance_pop

Returns the population variance of non-NULL values.

Syntax

variance_pop(<expr>)

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
`<expr>`	`int`, `uint`, or `float`	Input value.

Returns

Returns float. Ignores NULL values. Returns NULL for no non-NULL values and 0.0 for one non-NULL value.

Examples

Compare request latency across channels, treating these rows as all requests in the reporting period:

VALUES
    ('web', 100.0), ('web', 120.0), ('web', 140.0),
    ('mobile', 60.0), ('mobile', 120.0), ('mobile', 180.0)
SELECT $0 AS channel, $1 AS latency_ms
GROUP BY channel
AGGREGATE avg(latency_ms) AS avg_ms, variance_pop(latency_ms) AS variance_ms2
SELECT channel, avg_ms, round(variance_ms2 * 100.0) / 100.0 AS variance_ms2
ORDER BY channel

+---------+--------+--------------+
| channel | avg_ms | variance_ms2 |
+---------+--------+--------------+
| mobile  | 120.0  | 2400.0       |
| web     | 120.0  | 266.67       |
+---------+--------+--------------+

Both channels have the same mean, but mobile durations are more spread out. The population variance is measured in ms²; results are rounded to two decimal places.