SamplePercent (PQL)

Returns a sample of approximately N% of the items from the specified list.

  • Returned Output: List
  • Library: PQL \ Semantic \ Statistical
  • Version: 2023.13.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

SamplePercent( <List> , <Numeric> )

* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.

Comments
  • The List parameter should be a list or set of elements from an existing hierarchy in the model.
  • The numeric parameter indicates what percentage of values should be returned from that hierarchy as a numeric expression.
  • For details about how to employ and use this function, see the semantic calculation overview.
Different Function types
  • There are two Sample functions; this function returns a percentage of the total values as a sample, while the other returns a set number of values. For details, see Sample (PQL).

Examples

This example returns 10% of Transaction IDs as a random sample:

SamplePercent([data].[transactionID].allMembers(), 10)