estdc()
estdc()
returns the estimated count of the distinct values in the table column.
%dpl
index=f17 | chart estdc(_time) by host
estdc()
receives parameter changes with following conditions: columns you want distinct count values and the maximum relative standard deviation (rsd) allowed. In DPL, the default rsd is 0.05 and is not changeable for estdc()
. For lower than 0.01 rsd it is more efficient to use distinct_count() function.