PostgreSQL provides a function to inspect complex statistics defined using the CREATE STATISTICS command.
pg_mcv_list_items returns a list of all items stored in a multi-column MCV list, and returns the following columns:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index |
int |
index of the item in the MCV list |
values |
text[] |
values stored in the MCV item |
nulls |
boolean[] |
flags identifying NULL values |
frequency |
double precision |
frequency of this MCV item |
base_frequency |
double precision |
base frequency of this MCV item |
The pg_mcv_list_items function can be used like this:
SELECT m.* FROM pg_statistic_ext join pg_statistic_ext_data on (oid = stxoid),
pg_mcv_list_items(stxdmcv) m WHERE stxname = 'stts';
Values of the pg_mcv_list can be obtained only from the pg_statistic_ext_data.stxdmcv column.