COUNT(), AVG() and SUM() Functions in Oracle SQL | Oracle SQL Tutorials -14

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I will explain COUNT(), AVG() and SUM() Functions in Oracle SQL in this post of Oracle SQL Tutorial series.

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The COUNT() function

You can find the number of rows according to a specified criterion using the COUNT Function.

COUNT() Syntax

COUNT() Function syntax is as follows.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_name;

SELECT COUNT(column_name) FROM table_name;

SELECT COUNT(column_name) FROM table_name WHERE condition;

SQL> select count(*) from hr.employees;

  COUNT(*)
----------
       106



SQL> select count(first_name) from hr.employees;

COUNT(FIRST_NAME)
-----------------
              106



SQL> select count(distinct salary) from hr.employees;

COUNT(DISTINCTSALARY)
---------------------
                   57



SQL> select count(*) from hr.employees where salary>10000;

  COUNT(*)
----------
        22

SQL>

The AVG() function

You can find the average value of a numeric column using the AVG Function.

AVG () Syntax

AVG () Function syntax is as follows.

SELECT AVG(column_name) FROM table_name WHERE condition;

SQL> select avg(salary) from hr.employees;

AVG(SALARY)
-----------
 7390.71698

SQL> 
SQL> select avg(salary) from hr.employees  where salary>5000;

AVG(SALARY)
-----------
 9758.98413

SQL> 

The SUM () function

You can find the total sum of a numeric column using the SUM Function.

SUM () Syntax

SUM () Function syntax is as follows.

SELECT SUM(column_name) FROM table_name WHERE condition;

SQL> select sum(salary) from hr.employees;

SUM(SALARY)
-----------
     783416

SQL> 
SQL> select sum(salary) from hr.employees where salary>5000;

SUM(SALARY)
-----------
     614816

SQL>

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