calculate avg(value) for last 10 records postgresql - sql

Question

i have a tricky task,
lets assume we have table "Racings", and there we have columns TRACK, CAR, CIRCLE_TIME
here is an example how data could be look like:
id
track
car
circle_time
10
1
10
15
9
1
10
14
8
1
10
16
7
1
10
15
6
1
10
13
5
2
10
7
4
2
10
4
3
2
10
5
2
3
10
8
1
3
10
10
what i need, i to add one more coumn like avg3_circle_time which will show me an average time from last 3 circle_time from each track, example:
id
track
car
circle_time
avg3_circle_time
10
1
10
15
15
9
1
10
14
15
8
1
10
16
14.6
7
1
10
15
null
6
1
10
13
null
5
2
10
7
5.3
4
2
10
4
null
3
2
10
5
null
2
3
10
8
null
1
3
10
10
null
I know how it could works in oracle, you could use something like rowid, but in case of postgresql i don't know, i have a draft like .....avg(circle_time) OVER(PARTITION BY track,car.....) as avg3_circle_time..... help me to solve that task please

Answer 1

You can use window functions to calculate moving averages:
SELECT track, id, car, circle_time, AVG(circle_time) OVER (
PARTITION BY track
ORDER BY id
ROWS BETWEEN 2 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW
)
FROM t
ORDER BY track, id
Depending on your definition of previous three, the window could be ROWS BETWEEN 3 PRECEDING AND 1 PRECEDING.

Answer 2

If you want only values when at least 3 circles available
select *
, case when lag(id, 2) over(partition by TRACK, CAR order by id) is not null then
avg(CIRCLE_TIME) over(partition by TRACK, CAR order by id rows between 2 preceding and current row) end a
from Racing
order by id desc;
db<>fiddle
Output
id track car circle_time a
10 1 10 15 15.0000000000000000
9 1 10 14 15.0000000000000000
8 1 10 16 14.6666666666666667
7 1 10 15 null
6 1 10 13 null
5 2 10 7 5.3333333333333333
4 2 10 4 null
3 2 10 5 null
2 3 10 8 null
1 3 10 10 null

Answer 3

Use LAED() then checking one of the next 2 rows is NULL or not. THEN sum of three values for calculating average.
-- PostgreSQL
SELECT *
, CASE WHEN next_circle_time IS NULL OR next_next_circle_time IS NULL
THEN NULL
ELSE ((t.circle_time + COALESCE(next_circle_time, 0) + COALESCE(next_next_circle_time, 0)) / 3 :: DECIMAL) :: DECIMAL(10, 1)
END avg_circle_time
FROM (SELECT *
, LEAD(circle_time, 1) OVER (PARTITION BY track ORDER BY id DESC) next_circle_time
, LEAD(circle_time, 2) OVER (PARTITION BY track ORDER BY id DESC) next_next_circle_time
FROM Racings) t
Another way Use AVG()
SELECT *
, CASE WHEN LEAD(circle_time, 2) OVER (PARTITION BY track ORDER BY id DESC) IS NULL
OR LEAD(circle_time, 1) OVER (PARTITION BY track ORDER BY id DESC) IS NULL
THEN NULL
ELSE AVG(circle_time) OVER (PARTITION BY track ORDER BY id DESC ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND 2 FOLLOWING)
END :: DECIMAL(10, 2) avg_circle_time
FROM Racings
Please check from url where both query exists https://dbfiddle.uk/?rdbms=postgres_11&fiddle=f0cd868623725a1b92bf988cfb2deba3

Answer 4

Several of the posted answers end up repeating the window definition. You can avoid this with the window clause:
select *,
case when row_number() over(track_window) > 2
then trunc(avg(CIRCLE_TIME) over(track_window rows 2 preceding), 1)
end a
from Racing
window track_window as (partition by track order by id)
order by id desc
Note how, in this sample, track_window is defined once, then reused for both row_number and avg. In the latter case, the window clause is embellished with a frame as well (rows 2 preceding).