pg_statistic_ext_data
The pg_statistic_ext_data
system catalog table holds data for extended planner statistics defined in pg_statistic_ext. Each row in this catalog corresponds to a statistics object created with CREATE STATISTICS
.
Like pg_statistic
, pg_statistic_ext_data
should not be readable by the public, since the contents might be considered sensitive. (Example: most common combinations of values in columns might be quite interesting.) pg_stats_ext
is a publicly readable view on pg_statistic_ext_data
(after joining with pg_statistic_ext
) that only exposes information about those tables and columns that are readable by the current user.
column | type | references | description |
---|---|---|---|
stxoid | oid | pg_statistic_ext.oid | The extended statistic object containing the definition for this data. |
stxdndistinct | pg_ndistinct | N-distinct counts, serialized as pg_ndistinct type. | |
stxddependencies | pg_dependencies | Functional dependency statistics, serialized as pg_dependencies type. | |
stxdmcv | pg_mcv_list | MCV (most-common values) list statistics, serialized as pg_mcv_list type. | |
stxdexpr | ARRAY | Stores statistics for expressions defined in the extended statistics object. Each element of the array contains statistical data (similar to what pg_statistic holds for a column, such as null fraction, MCV, histogram.) for one of the expressions included in the CREATE STATISTICS definition, typically in an internal serialized format. |