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COVAR,COVAR_POP

Description​

Calculate the covariance between two numeric variables.

Alias​

  • COVAR_POP

Syntax​

COVAR(<expr1>, <expr2>)

Parameters​

ParameterDescription
<expr1>Numeric expression or column
<expr2>Numeric expression or column

Return Value​

Returns the covariance value of expr1 and expr2, special case:

  • If a column of expr1 or expr2 is NULL, the row data will not be counted in the final result.

Example​

select covar(x,y) from baseall;
+---------------------+
| covar(x, y) |
+---------------------+
| 0.89442719099991586 |
+---------------------+