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Aggregate Functions

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MYSQL

Aggregate Functions: These functions are also known as Multiple Row Functions or Group
Functions.
These functions operate on a set of rows to return a single value. These functions are:
Aggregate (Group) Functions :
Points to remember
In Count function , when the argument is a column name or an expression based on a column ,
count() returns the number of non – NULL values in that column.
If the argument is a *, then count() returns the total number of rows in a table, including
duplicates and nulls.
e.g. Assume table SHOES contains 13 rows then the query
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SHOES; gives output as 13 indicating that there are 13 records in
the SHOES table. Whereas the query SELECT COUNT(MARGIN) FROM SHOES where
MARGIN is a column gives output as 10 indicating that there are 10 values in the MARGIN
column of SHOES table and remaining(3) are NULL values.

Also SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT CITY) FROM MEMBERS : Here distinct is used to count
the number of distinct cities in CITY column whereas SELECT COUNT(ALL CITY) FROM
MEMBERS : Here all is used to count the entries including repeats ignoring NULL values.
All other aggregate functions such as sum, max,min,avg ignores NULL values of a
column.

GROUP BY : is used in a SELECT statement in conjunction with aggregate functions to group


the result based on distinct values in a column.
HAVING : clause is used in conjunction with GROUP BY clause in a SELECT statement to
put conditions on groups.
WHERE Vs HAVING : WHERE is used to put condition on individual row of a table whereas
HAVING is used to put condition on individual group formed by GROUP BY clause in a
SELECT statement.

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