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SQL Server moving COVAR function


MovingCOVAR

Updated: 31 Oct 2012


Use the MovingCOVARfunction to calculate the covariance through data points in y- and x-values within a resultant table or partition, without the need for a self-join. The covariance is calculated for each value from the first value in the window to the last value in the window.If the column values are presented to the functions out of order, an error message will be generated.
Syntax
SELECT [Example].[wct].[MovingCOVAR](
  <@Y, float,>
 ,<@X, float,>
 ,<@Offset, int,>
 ,<@RowNum, int,>
 ,<@Id, tinyint,>)
GO
Arguments
@Y
the y-value passed into the function. @Y is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.
@X
the x-value passed into the function. @X 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 sum 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 RunningCOVAR calculation. @Id allows you to specify multiple RunningCOVAR calculations 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.
·         @RowNum must be in ascending order.
·         To calculate the covariance over a dataset or a partition of x- and y-values use the RunningCOVAR function.
·         If @RowNum = 1 then MovingCOVAR is 0.
·         To calculate a single covariance value for an entire set of data use the COVAR function.
·         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 covariance between square footage and house prices and sort the results square footage order, setting the offset to 5, meaning that the covariance will be calculated using the data from the current row and the 5 preceding rows. We will create a temporary table, #se, populate it with some data and then run the SELECT.
--Create the temporary table
CREATE TABLE #se(
   rn             int,
   id_lot         int,
   amt_sqft       int,
   amt_price      int,
   PRIMARY KEY (rn)
      )
--Put some date in the table
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (1,21783,1147,393918)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (2,94729,1313,470479)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (3,33028,1433,512474)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (4,59446,1724,610477)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (5,97646,1162,388196)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (6,44823,1813,636916)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (7,88397,1105,374348)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (8,13588,1555,559149)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (9,13891,1775,623900)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (10,90957,1585,563947)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (11,44167,1510,529806)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (12,75533,1628,592533)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (13,56812,1145,408634)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (14,12897,1632,589522)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (15,93826,1850,668852)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (16,74510,1867,633400)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (17,17262,1587,552178)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (18,30929,1809,633141)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (19,49030,1521,555713)
INSERT INTO #se VALUES (20,33431,1195,434542)
--Calculate CORREL
SELECT id_lot
,amt_sqft
,amt_price
,wct.MovingCOVAR(amt_price,amt_sqft,5, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY amt_sqft),NULL) as COVAR
FROM #se
ORDER BY amt_sqft
--Clean up
DROP TABLE #se
 
This produces the following result.
     id_lot    amt_sqft   amt_price                  COVAR
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------------------
      88397        1105      374348                      0
      56812        1145      408634                 342860
      21783        1147      393918       240438.666666667
      97646        1162      388196               157500.5
      33431        1195      434542              508489.52
      94729        1313      470479       2013107.52777778
      33028        1433      512474       4587664.91666667
      44167        1510      529806       7377202.83333333
      49030        1521      555713       8034186.77777778
      13588        1555      559149       5711850.58333333
      90957        1585      563947                2915236
      17262        1587      552178       860241.916666667
      75533        1628      592533       634965.611111111
      12897        1632      589522       514731.277777778
      59446        1724      610477              1033523.5
      13891        1775      623900       1636727.08333333
      30929        1809      633141       2053910.58333333
      44823        1813      636916       1411478.02777778
      93826        1850      668852       1655476.38888889
      74510        1867      633400       625968.944444445
 
 


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