# STDDEV\_SAMP

Calculates the sample standard deviation value from a set of numbers.

`STDDEV_SAMP` returns NULL if there are not matching rows.

May be used as a window function and with the frame clause.

## Syntax

## Aggregate Function

```sql
STDDEV_SAMP ( expression )
```

## Window Function & Window Frame Clause

```sql
STDDEV_SAMP ( [DISTINCT ] (col | expr ) OVER ( [PARTITION BY (col | expr )] [ORDER BY (col | expr ) [ <window_frame> ] ] )
```

## Arguments

* expression: any expression. This may be a column name, the result of another function, or a math operation.

## Return Type

A double.

## Examples

```sql
CREATE TABLE player_scores(player_name VARCHAR(50), player_id VARCHAR(10), 
    1st_qtr_score DECIMAL(5,2), 2nd_qtr_score DECIMAL(5,2), 
    3rd_qtr_score DECIMAL(5,2), 4th_qtr_score DECIMAL(5,2), 
    yearly_total AS 1st_qtr_score + 2nd_qtr_score + 3rd_qtr_score + 4th_qtr_score PERSISTED DECIMAL(5,2));

INSERT INTO player_scores VALUES
    ('Steve', '119','22.50','72.00', '63.00', '45.00'),
    ('Jack', '432', '90.10', '78.00','88.20', '92.20'),
    ('Jim', '779','75.00', '68.90','55.70', '72.00'), 
    ('Eve', '189','91.50', '88.10', '95.00', '94.50'),
    ('Shelia','338', '75.60', '72.00', '81.10', '78.40'),
    ('June', '521', '81.00', '87.30','76.80','82.20'),
    ('Martin', '674','98.80', '95.10', '88.00', '96.40');
```

## Aggregate Function

```sql
SELECT STDDEV_SAMP(yearly_total) FROM player_scores;


```

```output

+---------------------------+
| STDDEV_SAMP(yearly_total) |
+---------------------------+
|                 61.656858 |
+---------------------------+
```

## Window Function

```sql
SELECT player_name, yearly_total, 
ROUND(STDDEV_SAMP(yearly_total) OVER (ORDER BY player_name, yearly_total)) AS STDDEV_SAMP
FROM player_scores
ORDER BY player_name;


```

```output

+-------------+--------------+-------------+
| player_name | yearly_total | STDDEV_SAMP |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+
| Eve         |       369.10 |        NULL |
| Jack        |       348.50 |          15 |
| Jim         |       271.60 |          51 |
| June        |       327.30 |          42 |
| Martin      |       378.30 |          42 |
| Shelia      |       307.10 |          40 |
| Steve       |       202.50 |          62 |
+-------------+--------------+-------------+

```

## Window Frame Clause

```sql
SELECT player_name, 1st_qtr_score, 2nd_qtr_score,
ROUND(STDDEV_SAMP(1st_qtr_score) OVER (ORDER BY player_name, 1st_qtr_score, 2nd_qtr_score ROWS UNBOUNDED PRECEDING)) AS STDDEV_SAMP
FROM player_scores
ORDER BY player_name;


```

```output

+-------------+---------------+---------------+-------------+
| player_name | 1st_qtr_score | 2nd_qtr_score | STDDEV_SAMP |
+-------------+---------------+---------------+-------------+
| Eve         |         91.50 |         88.10 |        NULL |
| Jack        |         90.10 |         78.00 |           1 |
| Jim         |         75.00 |         68.90 |           9 |
| June        |         81.00 |         87.30 |           8 |
| Martin      |         98.80 |         95.10 |           9 |
| Shelia      |         75.60 |         72.00 |          10 |
| Steve       |         22.50 |         72.00 |          25 |
+-------------+---------------+---------------+-------------+
```

***

Modified at: February 23, 2023

Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/stddev-samp/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/stddev-samp/)

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