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Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/row-estimation-examples.html
Description:
About halfway down this page
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/row-estimation-examples.html we see
the following formula for calculating selectivity:
> selectivity = (1 - sum(mvf))/(num_distinct - num_mcv)
And just below the formula we see the explanatory sentence saying:
> That is, add up all the frequencies for the MCVs and subtract them from
one, ...
It appears the above sentence is referring to the "(1 - sum(mvf))" portion
of the formula, however I am not sure what "mvf" is referring to
there...shouldn't it be "(1 - sum(mcv))" in order to match what the
explanatory sentence is saying?
Many thanks,
Eric Mutta.