Re: [SQL] Selecting "sample" data from large tables.

2004-06-03 Thread Greg Stark
> Joseph Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a table with a decent number of rows (let's say for example a > > billion rows). I am trying to construct a graph that displays the > > distribution of that data. However, I don't want to read in the > > complete data set (as reading a billi

Re: [SQL] Selecting "sample" data from large tables.

2004-06-03 Thread Tom Lane
Joseph Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a table with a decent number of rows (let's say for example a > billion rows). I am trying to construct a graph that displays the > distribution of that data. However, I don't want to read in the > complete data set (as reading a billion rows wou

[SQL] Selecting "sample" data from large tables.

2004-06-03 Thread Joseph Turner
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have a table with a decent number of rows (let's say for example a billion rows). I am trying to construct a graph that displays the distribution of that data. However, I don't want to read in the complete data set (as reading a billion rows would