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DEX34: Distribution of drug quantity

This query is used to provide summary statistics for drug quantity (quantity) across all drug exposure records: the mean, the standard deviation, the minimum, the 25th percentile, the median, the 75th percentile, the maximum and the number of missing values. No input is required for this query.

Input:
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Sample query run:
The following is a sample run of the query.

-- Oracle
SELECT min(tt.stat_value) AS min_value
     , max(tt.stat_value) AS max_value
     , avg(tt.stat_value) AS avg_value
     , (round(stdDev(tt.stat_value)) ) AS stdDev_value
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.25) WITHIN GROUP( ORDER BY tt.stat_value ) 
                                     AS percentile_25
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.5)  WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY tt.stat_value )
                                     AS median_value
     , PERCENTILE_DISC(0.75) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY tt.stat_value )
                                     AS percentile_75
  FROM
    ( SELECT  t.quantity AS stat_value
      FROM drug_exposure t 
      where t.quantity > 0
    ) tt 
;
Output:
Output field list:
 Field  Description
drug_exposure_id A system-generated unique identifier for each drug utilization event.
quantity The quantity of drug as recorded in the original prescription or dispensing record.
percentile_25_date
median_date
percentile_75_date

Sample output record:
 Field  Description
drug_exposure_id
quantity
percentile_25_date
median_date
percentile_75_date
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