MySQL VAR_POP() Function

The MySQL VAR_POP() function computes the population variance (square of the population standard deviation) for all non-null input values ​​and returns the result.

VAR_POP() Syntax

Here is the syntax for MySQL VAR_POP() function:

VAR_POP(expr)

We usually use the VAR_POP() function like this:

SELECT VAR_POP(expr), ...
FROM table_name
[WHERE ...];

Or use the VAR_POP() function with the GROUP BY clause:

SELECT VAR_POP(expr), group_expr1, group_expr2, ...
FROM table_name
[WHERE ...]
GROUP BY group_expr1, group_expr2, ...;

Parameters

expr

Required. A column name or expression. It accepts a numeric or binary value.

Return value

The MySQL VAR_POP() function returns the population variance (square of the population standard deviation) for all non-null input values.

Note that the VAR_POP() function only handles non-null values. That is, null values ​​are ignored by the VAR_POP() function.

If all input values ​​are null, the function will return NULL.

VAR_POP() Examples

To demonstrate usages of the MySQL BIT_AND() function, we simulate a temporary table using the following statement and UNION and SELECT:

SELECT 4 x
UNION
SELECT 5 x
UNION
SELECT 6 x;

+---+
| x |
+---+
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
+---+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

The following statement uses the VAR_POP() function to calculate the population variance of all the values ​​in the x column:

SELECT VAR_POP(x)
FROM (
    SELECT 4 x
    UNION
    SELECT 5 x
    UNION
    SELECT 6 x
  ) t;

+--------------------+
| VAR_POP(x)         |
+--------------------+
| 0.6666666666666666 |
+--------------------+