# AVG

```
AVG(numExpr)
```

Returns the average of the values in a group. It ignores the null value. It can be used with numeric input only.

Available in:

| Processor (stateless) | Processors (stateful) | SQL Studio |
| --------------------- | --------------------- | ---------- |
| ✓                     | ✓                     | ✓          |

```sql
CREATE TABLE order-events 
     (_key string, total int, orderId int) 
FORMAT 
     (string, json) 
PROPERTIES 
    (partitions=1, compacted=false); 

INSERT INTO order-events  
    (_key, name, total, orderId) 
VALUES 
   ("user1",23423,23423
```

*sample code:*

```sql
USE `kafka`;
SELECT AVG(total) 
FROM orders-events
LIMIT 1000;
```

*Output:*

```json
{
  "value": {
    "AVG": "54.540900000000000000"
  }
}
```


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