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Understanding PostgreSQL Optimizing Your Database: A Deep Dive into PostgreSQL Data Types

Install postgres

How to Install PostgreSQL on Linux How to Install PostgreSQL on MacOS

Postgres clauses

Understanding FROM in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding FILTER in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding HAVING in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding GROUP BY in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding LIMIT in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding ORDER BY in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding WINDOW in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding PostgreSQL WITHIN GROUP Understanding DISTINCT in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding WHERE in PostgreSQL (With Examples)Understanding OFFSET in PostgreSQL (With Examples)

Postgres errors

How to Address ‘Error: Could Not Resize Shared Memory Segment’ 5 Common Connection Errors in PostgreSQL and How to Solve Them How to Fix No Partition of Relation Found for Row in Postgres Databases How to Fix Transaction ID Wraparound Exhaustion

Postgres joins

PostgreSQL Joins : A Summary What Is a PostgreSQL Full Outer Join?What Is a PostgreSQL Cross Join?What Is a PostgreSQL Inner Join?What Is a PostgreSQL Left Join? And a Right Join?PostgreSQL Join Type Theory Strategies for Improving Postgres JOIN Performance

Postgres functions

Understanding PostgreSQL Functions PostgreSQL Mathematical Functions: Enhancing Coding Efficiency Using PostgreSQL String Functions for Improved Data Analysis Data Processing With PostgreSQL Window Functions Understanding PostgreSQL Date and Time Functions Understanding the Postgres string_agg Function Understanding percentile_cont() and percentile_disc() in PostgreSQL Understanding PostgreSQL Conditional Functions Understanding PostgreSQL Array Functions Understanding PostgreSQL's COALESCE Function Understanding PostgreSQL User-Defined Functions Understanding SQL Aggregate Functions Understanding the Postgres extract() Function Understanding the rank() and dense_rank() Functions in PostgreSQL

Postgres operations

A Guide to PostgreSQL Views Data Partitioning: What It Is and Why It Matters What Is Data Compression and How Does It Work?Self-Hosted or Cloud Database? A Countryside Reflection on Infrastructure Choices

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Postgres statements

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Data analysis

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Published at Mar 6, 2024

Understanding PostgreSQL Functions

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PostgreSQL offers a myriad of functions that are essential for data analysis, manipulation, and processing. This guide will provide you with a comprehensive list of PostgreSQL built-in functions, complete with brief descriptions, code snippets, and Timescale custom SQL queries that will take your data analysis to another level.

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Use Timescale Functions for Hyper Speed and Ease

Now that you’ve learned the basics of PostgreSQL functions, it’s time for a better alternative. Hyperfunctions are a series of SQL functions within TimescaleDB that make it easier to manipulate and analyze time-series data in PostgreSQL with fewer lines of code.

You can use hyperfunctions to calculate percentile approximations of data, compute time-weighted averages, downsample and smooth data, and perform faster COUNT DISTINCT queries using approximations. Moreover, hyperfunctions are simple to use: you call a hyperfunction using the same SQL syntax you know and love.

Learn more about hyperfunctions on our Docs page.