set hive.stats.dbclass=fs; set hive.compute.query.using.stats=true; set hive.stats.autogather=true; CREATE TABLE temps_null(a double, b int, c STRING, d smallint) STORED AS TEXTFILE; CREATE TABLE stats_null(a double, b int, c STRING, d smallint) STORED AS TEXTFILE; CREATE TABLE stats_null_part(a double, b int, c STRING, d smallint) partitioned by (dt string) STORED AS TEXTFILE; LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '../../data/files/null.txt' INTO TABLE temps_null; insert overwrite table stats_null select * from temps_null; insert into table stats_null_part partition(dt='2010') select * from temps_null where d <=5; insert into table stats_null_part partition(dt='2011') select * from temps_null where d > 5; explain select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null; explain select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null_part; analyze table stats_null compute statistics for columns a,b,c,d; analyze table stats_null_part partition(dt='2010') compute statistics for columns a,b,c,d; analyze table stats_null_part partition(dt='2011') compute statistics for columns a,b,c,d; describe formatted stats_null_part partition (dt='2010'); describe formatted stats_null_part partition (dt='2011'); explain select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null; explain select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null_part; select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null; select count(*), count(a), count(b), count(c), count(d) from stats_null_part; drop table stats_null_part; set hive.exec.dynamic.partition.mode=nonstrict; CREATE TABLE stats_null_part(a double, b int, c STRING, d smallint) partitioned by (dt int) STORED AS TEXTFILE; insert into table stats_null_part partition(dt) select a,b,c,d,b from temps_null ; analyze table stats_null_part compute statistics for columns; describe formatted stats_null_part.a partition(dt = 1); reset hive.exec.dynamic.partition.mode; drop table stats_null; drop table stats_null_part; drop table temps_null; set hive.compute.query.using.stats=false; set hive.stats.dbclass=jdbc:derby;