CSS Function

Returns the corrected sum of squares of all values in an expression.

Categories: Aggregate
Descriptive Statistics
Returned data type: DOUBLE

Syntax

Arguments

expression

specifies any valid SQL expression.

Data type DOUBLE, FLOAT, REAL
See <sql-expression>
FedSQL Expressions

Details

The corrected sum of squares is the sum of squared deviations (differences) from the mean.
Null values and SAS missing values are ignored and are not included in the computation.
You can use an aggregate function to produce a statistical summary of data in the entire table that is listed in the FROM clause or for each group that is specified in a GROUP BY clause. The GROUP BY clause groups data by a specified column or columns. When you use a GROUP BY clause, the aggregate function in the SELECT clause or in a HAVING clause instructs FedSQL in how to summarize the data for each group. FedSQL calculates the aggregate function separately for each group. If GROUP BY is omitted, then all the rows in the table or view are considered to be a single group.

Comparisons

The USS function returns the uncorrected sum of squares. The CSS function returns the corrected sum of squares of all values.

Example

Table: DENSITIES
The following statement illustrates the CSS function:
Statements
Results
select css(density) from densities;
211483.1

See Also

Functions:
SELECT Statement Clauses: