Example: Collecting Sampled Statistics - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

This request samples statistics on column orders.o_orderkey using a user-specified sample percentage of 10%. The database collects the statistics by reading only 10% of the rows in orders.

     COLLECT STATISTICS
       USING SAMPLE 10 PERCENT
       COLUMN o_orderkey
     ON orders;

This request recollects the statistics on the o_orderkey column with the sample size of 10% and on the o_orderdatetime column with a system-selected sample size.

     COLLECT STATISTICS 
       COLUMN o_orderkey,
       COLUMN o_orderdatetime
     ON orders;

This request recollects the statistics on o_orderkey column with the sample size of 10% (set by the first request) and on o_orderdatetime with a system-selected sample size (set by the second request).

     COLLECT STATISTICS 
     ON orders;