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SQL Server moving AVG function


MovingAVG

Updated: 31 Oct 2012


Use MovingAVG to calculate the moving average of column values in an ordered resultant table, without having to do a self-join. The moving average value is calculated for each value from the first value in the window to the last value in the window. The size of the window specified in the function. If the column values are presented to the functions out of order, an error message will be generated.
Syntax
SELECT [Example].[wct].[MovingAVG](
  <@Val, float,>
 ,<@Offset, int,>
 ,<@RowNum, int,>
 ,<@Id, tinyint,>)
GO
Arguments
@Val
the value passed into the function. @Val is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
@Offset
specifies the window size. @Offset is an expression of type int or of a type that can be implicitly converted to int.
@RowNum
the number of the row within the group for which the average is being calculated. If @RowNum for the current row in a set is less than or equal to the previous @RowNum and @RowNum is not equal to 1, an error message will be generated. @RowNum is an expression of type int or of a type that can be implicitly converted to int.
@Id
a unique identifier for the MovingAVG calculation. @Id allows you to specify multiple moving averages within a resultant table. @Id is an expression of type tinyint or of a type that can be implicitly converted to tinyint.
Remarks
·         If @Id is NULL then @Id = 0.
·         To calculate running averages from the beginning of the dataset or parition, use the RunningAVG function.
·         To calculate moving averages for time series, use the DEMA or DWMA function.
·         If @RowNum is equal to 1, MovingAVGis equal to @Val.
·         @RowNum must be in ascending order.
·         There may be cases where the order in which the data are returned to the function and the order in which the results are returned are different, generally due to parallelism. You can use OPTION(MAXDOP 1) or OPTION(MAXDOP 1,FORCE ORDER) to help eliminate this problem.
Example
In this example we will calculate the average check amount for the current and preceding 5 rows in a check register. We will create a temporary table, #c, populate it with some data and then run the SELECT.
/*Create the temporary table*/
CREATE TABLE #c   (
      num_check   int,
      date_check datetime,
      payee       varchar(50),
      amt_check   money,
      Primary Key (num_check)
      )
/*Populate the table with some data*/
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1200,'2012-01-31','Gas Company',108.49)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1201,'2012-01-31','Electric Company',98.27)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1202,'2012-01-31','Telephone Company',136.6)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1203,'2012-01-31','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1204,'2012-01-31','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1205,'2012-02-29','Gas Company',153.89)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1206,'2012-02-29','Electric Company',121.99)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1207,'2012-02-29','Telephone Company',138.92)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1208,'2012-02-29','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1209,'2012-02-29','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1210,'2012-03-31','Gas Company',70.79)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1211,'2012-03-31','Electric Company',93.57)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1212,'2012-03-31','Telephone Company',149.78)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1213,'2012-03-31','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1214,'2012-03-31','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1215,'2012-04-30','Gas Company',105.58)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1216,'2012-04-30','Electric Company',149.36)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1217,'2012-04-30','Telephone Company',145.35)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1218,'2012-04-30','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1219,'2012-04-30','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1220,'2012-05-31','Gas Company',96.27)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1221,'2012-05-31','Electric Company',114.62)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1222,'2012-05-31','Telephone Company',145.43)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1223,'2012-05-31','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1224,'2012-05-31','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1225,'2012-06-30','Gas Company',147.03)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1226,'2012-06-30','Electric Company',130.52)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1227,'2012-06-30','Telephone Company',147.71)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1228,'2012-06-30','Car Leasing Company',361.75)
INSERT INTO #c VALUES (1229,'2012-06-30','Mortgage Bank',1129.23)
/*Calculate the moving average*/
SELECT num_check
,cast(date_check as date)as date_check
,cast(payee as char(20)) as payee
,amt_check
,wct.MovingAVG(amt_check,5,num_check,NULL) as [Moving AVG]
FROM #c
--Clean up
DROP TABLE #c
This produces the following result.
 num_check date_check payee                            amt_check             Moving AVG
----------- ---------- -------------------- --------------------- ----------------------
       1200 2012-01-31 Gas Company                         108.49                 108.49
       1201 2012-01-31 Electric Company                     98.27                 103.38
       1202 2012-01-31 Telephone Company                   136.60       114.453333333333
       1203 2012-01-31 Car Leasing Company                 361.75               176.2775
       1204 2012-01-31 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                366.868
       1205 2012-02-29 Gas Company                         153.89       331.371666666667
       1206 2012-02-29 Electric Company                    121.99       333.621666666667
       1207 2012-02-29 Telephone Company                   138.92       340.396666666667
       1208 2012-02-29 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       377.921666666667
       1209 2012-02-29 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                505.835
       1210 2012-03-31 Gas Company                          70.79       329.428333333333
       1211 2012-03-31 Electric Company                     93.57                319.375
       1212 2012-03-31 Telephone Company                   149.78       324.006666666667
       1213 2012-03-31 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                361.145
       1214 2012-03-31 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23       489.058333333333
       1215 2012-04-30 Gas Company                         105.58                 318.45
       1216 2012-04-30 Electric Company                    149.36                331.545
       1217 2012-04-30 Telephone Company                   145.35                340.175
       1218 2012-04-30 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       375.503333333333
       1219 2012-04-30 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23       503.416666666667
       1220 2012-05-31 Gas Company                          96.27       331.256666666667
       1221 2012-05-31 Electric Company                    114.62       332.763333333333
       1222 2012-05-31 Telephone Company                   145.43       332.108333333333
       1223 2012-05-31 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                368.175
       1224 2012-05-31 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23       496.088333333333
       1225 2012-06-30 Gas Company                         147.03       332.388333333333
       1226 2012-06-30 Electric Company                    130.52       338.096666666667
       1227 2012-06-30 Telephone Company                   147.71       343.611666666667
       1228 2012-06-30 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                379.665
       1229 2012-06-30 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23       507.578333333333
In this example, we calculate the average by payee in date order and use the ROW_NUMBER() function to determine the @RowNum value passed into the MovingAVG function.
SELECT num_check
,cast(convert(varchar, date_check, 106) as char(11)) as date_check
,cast(payee as char(20)) as payee
,amt_check
,ROUND(wct.MovingAvg(amt_check, 3, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY payee ORDER BY payee, num_check),NULL), 2) as [Moving AVG]
FROM #c
ORDER BY payee, num_check
This produces the following result.
 num_check date_check payee                            amt_check             Moving AVG
----------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------- ----------------------
       1203 31 Jan 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1208 29 Feb 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1213 31 Mar 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1218 30 Apr 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1223 31 May 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1228 30 Jun 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75                 361.75
       1201 31 Jan 2012 Electric Company                     98.27                  98.27
       1206 29 Feb 2012 Electric Company                    121.99                 110.13
       1211 31 Mar 2012 Electric Company                     93.57                 104.61
       1216 30 Apr 2012 Electric Company                    149.36                  115.8
       1221 31 May 2012 Electric Company                    114.62                 119.89
       1226 30 Jun 2012 Electric Company                    130.52                 122.02
       1200 31 Jan 2012 Gas Company                         108.49                 108.49
       1205 29 Feb 2012 Gas Company                         153.89                 131.19
       1210 31 Mar 2012 Gas Company                          70.79                 111.06
       1215 30 Apr 2012 Gas Company                         105.58                 109.69
       1220 31 May 2012 Gas Company                          96.27                 106.63
       1225 30 Jun 2012 Gas Company                         147.03                 104.92
       1204 31 Jan 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1209 29 Feb 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1214 31 Mar 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1219 30 Apr 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1224 31 May 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1229 30 Jun 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                1129.23
       1202 31 Jan 2012 Telephone Company                   136.60                  136.6
       1207 29 Feb 2012 Telephone Company                   138.92                 137.76
       1212 31 Mar 2012 Telephone Company                   149.78                 141.77
       1217 30 Apr 2012 Telephone Company                   145.35                 142.66
       1222 31 May 2012 Telephone Company                   145.43                 144.87
       1227 30 Jun 2012 Telephone Company                   147.71                 147.07


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