Sampling Queries
Description
The TABLESAMPLE statement is used to sample the table. It supports the following sampling methods:
TABLESAMPLE(xROWS): Sample the table down to the given number of rows.TABLESAMPLE(xPERCENT): Sample the table down to the given percentage. Note that percentages are defined as a number between 0 and 100.TABLESAMPLE(BUCKETxOUT OFy): Sample the table down to axout ofyfraction.
Note: TABLESAMPLE returns the approximate number of rows or fraction requested.
Syntax
TABLESAMPLE ({ integer_expression | decimal_expression } PERCENT)
| TABLESAMPLE ( integer_expression ROWS )
| TABLESAMPLE ( BUCKET integer_expression OUT OF integer_expression )
Examples
SELECT * FROM test;
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 1|Lisa|
| 9|Eric|
|10|Adam|
| 6|Mark|
| 7|Lily|
| 3|Evan|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (50 PERCENT);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 9|Eric|
|10|Adam|
| 3|Evan|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (5 ROWS);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 5|Alex|
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 4|Fred|
| 1|Lisa|
+--+----+
SELECT * FROM test TABLESAMPLE (BUCKET 4 OUT OF 10);
+--+----+
|id|name|
+--+----+
| 8|Lucy|
| 2|Mary|
| 9|Eric|
| 6|Mark|
+--+----+