How do you use the 'analyze' command to populate the statistic-related columns for a particular
table?
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The analyze command within the Oracle database collects statistics about an object. The information includes the distribution of data, the number of rows in the table and otehr important statistics. This information is collected and supplied to the optimizer to allow for the best possible execution path of a SQL statement.
If you are using the cost-based optimizer you must analyze your database objects. As well when you are analyzing your objects your should tell the database the size of the sample it should use if you wish to have the database estimate statistics (this is a faster method). If you wish for an exact computation of statistics you would use the "compute" argument.
To estimate statistics:
ANALYZE TABLE tablename ESTIMATE STATISTICS SAMPLE 30 PERCENT;
To compute statistics:
ANALYZE TABLE tablename COMPUTE STATISTICS;
You should also remember that statistics get old and dated, you should regularly schedule to re-analyze your tables and indexes.
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This was first published in July 2002
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