cartodb-postgresql/scripts-available/CDB_HeadsTailsBins.sql
2017-11-13 09:35:20 +01:00

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PL/PgSQL

--
-- Determine the Heads/Tails classifications from a numeric array
--
-- @param in_array A numeric array of numbers to determine the best
-- bins based on the Heads/Tails method.
--
-- @param breaks The number of bins you want to find.
--
--
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION CDB_HeadsTailsBins ( in_array NUMERIC[], breaks INT) RETURNS NUMERIC[] as $$
DECLARE
element_count INT4;
arr_mean numeric;
i INT := 2;
reply numeric[];
BEGIN
-- get the total size of our row
element_count := array_upper(in_array, 1) - array_lower(in_array, 1);
-- ensure the ordering of in_array
SELECT array_agg(e) INTO in_array FROM (SELECT unnest(in_array) e ORDER BY e) x;
-- stop if no rows
IF element_count IS NULL THEN
RETURN NULL;
END IF;
-- stop if our breaks are more than our input array size
IF element_count < breaks THEN
RETURN in_array;
END IF;
-- get our mean value
SELECT avg(v) INTO arr_mean FROM ( SELECT unnest(in_array) as v ) x;
reply = Array[arr_mean];
-- slice our bread
LOOP
IF i > breaks THEN EXIT; END IF;
SELECT avg(e) INTO arr_mean FROM ( SELECT unnest(in_array) e) x WHERE e > reply[i-1];
IF arr_mean IS NOT NULL THEN
reply = array_append(reply, arr_mean);
END IF;
i := i+1;
END LOOP;
RETURN reply;
END;
$$ language plpgsql IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;