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SQL Server running AVG function


RunningAVG

Updated: 31 Oct 2012


Use RunningAVG to calculate the average of column values in an ordered resultant table, without having to do a self-join. The average value is calculated for each value from the first value to the last value in the ordered group or partition. If the column values are presented to the functions out of order, an error message will be generated.
Syntax
SELECT [wctWindowing].[wct].[RunningAVG] (
  <@Val, float,>
 ,<@RowNum, int,>
 ,<@Id, tinyint,>)
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.
@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 RunningAVG calculation. @Id allows you to specify multiple RunningAVG 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.
·         To calculate moving averages, use the MovingAVG function.
·         To calculate moving averages for time series, use the DEMA or DWMA function.
·         If @RowNum is equal to 1, RunningAVG is 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 in a check register from the first check to the last check. 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 running average*/
SELECT num_check
,cast(convert(varchar, date_check, 106) as char(11)) as date_check
,cast(payee as char(20)) as payee
,amt_check
,wct.RunningAvg(amt_check,num_check,NULL) as [Running AVG]
FROM #c
This produces the following result.
  num_check date_check  payee                            amt_check            Running AVG
----------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------- ----------------------
       1200 31 Jan 2012 Gas Company                         108.49                 108.49
       1201 31 Jan 2012 Electric Company                     98.27                 103.38
       1202 31 Jan 2012 Telephone Company                   136.60       114.453333333333
       1203 31 Jan 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75               176.2775
       1204 31 Jan 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                366.868
       1205 29 Feb 2012 Gas Company                         153.89       331.371666666667
       1206 29 Feb 2012 Electric Company                    121.99                 301.46
       1207 29 Feb 2012 Telephone Company                   138.92               281.1425
       1208 29 Feb 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       290.098888888889
       1209 29 Feb 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                374.012
       1210 31 Mar 2012 Gas Company                          70.79       346.446363636364
       1211 31 Mar 2012 Electric Company                     93.57       325.373333333333
       1212 31 Mar 2012 Telephone Company                   149.78       311.866153846154
       1213 31 Mar 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       315.429285714286
       1214 31 Mar 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23       369.682666666667
       1215 30 Apr 2012 Gas Company                         105.58              353.17625
       1216 30 Apr 2012 Electric Company                    149.36       341.187058823529
       1217 30 Apr 2012 Telephone Company                   145.35       330.307222222222
       1218 30 Apr 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       331.962105263158
       1219 30 Apr 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23               371.8255
       1220 31 May 2012 Gas Company                          96.27        358.70380952381
       1221 31 May 2012 Electric Company                    114.62       347.609090909091
       1222 31 May 2012 Telephone Company                   145.43       338.818695652174
       1223 31 May 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       339.774166666667
       1224 31 May 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23               371.3524
       1225 30 Jun 2012 Gas Company                         147.03       362.724615384615
       1226 30 Jun 2012 Electric Company                    130.52       354.124444444445
       1227 30 Jun 2012 Telephone Company                   147.71               346.7525
       1228 30 Jun 2012 Car Leasing Company                 361.75       347.269655172414
       1229 30 Jun 2012 Mortgage Bank                      1129.23                373.335
 
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 RunningAVG 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
,wct.RunningAvg(amt_check, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY payee ORDER BY payee, num_check),NULL) as [Running AVG]
FROM #c
ORDER BY payee, num_check
This produces the following result.
  num_check date_check  payee                            amt_check            Running 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               115.7975
       1221 31 May 2012 Electric Company                    114.62                115.562
       1226 30 Jun 2012 Electric Company                    130.52                118.055
       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       111.056666666667
       1215 30 Apr 2012 Gas Company                         105.58               109.6875
       1220 31 May 2012 Gas Company                          96.27                107.004
       1225 30 Jun 2012 Gas Company                         147.03                113.675
       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       141.766666666667
       1217 30 Apr 2012 Telephone Company                   145.35               142.6625
       1222 31 May 2012 Telephone Company                   145.43                143.216
       1227 30 Jun 2012 Telephone Company                   147.71                143.965
In this example we calculate 2 running averages which we will call the month-to-date (MTD) running average and the year-to-date (YTD) running average.
SELECT num_check as [check]
,cast(convert(varchar, date_check, 106) as char(11)) as date_check
,cast(payee as char(20)) as payee
,amt_check
,ROUND(wct.RunningAvg(amt_check, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY MONTH(date_check) ORDER BY num_check),1) ,2) as [MTD AVG]
,ROUND(wct.RunningAvg(amt_check,num_check,NULL), 2) as [YTD AVG]
FROM #c
ORDER BY num_check
This produces the following result.
check date_check  payee                amt_check MTD AVG YTD AVG
----- ----------- -------------------- --------- ------- -------
 1200 31 Jan 2012 Gas Company             108.49  108.49  108.49
 1201 31 Jan 2012 Electric Company         98.27  103.38  103.38
 1202 31 Jan 2012 Telephone Company       136.60  114.45  114.45
 1203 31 Jan 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  176.28  176.28
 1204 31 Jan 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  366.87  366.87
 1205 29 Feb 2012 Gas Company             153.89  153.89  331.37
 1206 29 Feb 2012 Electric Company        121.99  137.94  301.46
 1207 29 Feb 2012 Telephone Company       138.92  138.27  281.14
 1208 29 Feb 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  194.14   290.1
 1209 29 Feb 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  381.16   74.01
 1210 31 Mar 2012 Gas Company              70.79   70.79  346.45
 1211 31 Mar 2012 Electric Company         93.57   82.18  325.37
 1212 31 Mar 2012 Telephone Company       149.78  104.71  311.87
 1213 31 Mar 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  168.97  315.43
 1214 31 Mar 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  361.02  369.68
 1215 30 Apr 2012 Gas Company             105.58  105.58  353.18
 1216 30 Apr 2012 Electric Company        149.36  127.47  341.19
 1217 30 Apr 2012 Telephone Company       145.35  133.43  330.31
 1218 30 Apr 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  190.51  331.96
 1219 30 Apr 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  378.25  371.83
 1220 31 May 2012 Gas Company              96.27   96.27   358.7
 1221 31 May 2012 Electric Company        114.62  105.44  347.61
 1222 31 May 2012 Telephone Company       145.43  118.77  338.82
 1223 31 May 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  179.52  339.77
 1224 31 May 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  369.46  371.35
 1225 30 Jun 2012 Gas Company             147.03  147.03  362.72
 1226 30 Jun 2012 Electric Company        130.52  138.78  354.12
 1227 30 Jun 2012 Telephone Company       147.71  141.75  346.75
 1228 30 Jun 2012 Car Leasing Company     361.75  196.75  347.27
 1229 30 Jun 2012 Mortgage Bank          1129.23  383.25  373.34
 


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