Statistical query (group & sort)

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Query a feature table to get statistics for one or more specified fields. The sample queries a service feature table of US states to get the selected statistics. The results can be grouped and sorted using one or several fields in the table.

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Use case

You can use statistical queries, grouping and sorting to process large amounts of data saved in feature tables. This is helpful for identifying trends and relationships within the data, which can be used to support further interpretations and decisions. For example, a health agency can use information on medical conditions occurring throughout a country to identify at-risk areas or demographics, and decide on further action and preventive measures.

How to use the sample

The sample will start with some default options selected. You can immediately click the "Get Statistics" button to see the results for these options. There are several ways to customize your queries:

  • You can add statistic definitions to the top-left table using the combo boxes and "Add" button. Select a table row and click "Remove" to remove a definition.

  • To change the Group-by fields, check the box by the field you want to group by in the bottom-left list view.

  • To change the Order-by fields, select a Group-by field (it must be checked) and click the ">>" button to add it to the Order-by table. To remove a field from the Order-by table, select it and click the "<<" button. To change the sort order of the Order-by field, the cells of the "Sort Order" column are combo-boxes that may be either ASCENDING or DESCENDING.

How it works

  1. Create a ServiceFeatureTable using the URL of a feature service and load the table.
  2. Get the feature tables field names list with featureTable.fields.
  3. Create StatisticDefinitions specifying the field to compute statistics on and the StatisticType to compute.
  4. Create StatisticsQueryParameters passing in the list of statistic definitions.
  5. To have the results grouped by fields, add the field names to the query parameters' groupByFieldNames collection.
  6. To have the results ordered by fields, create OrderBys, specifying the field name and SortOrder. Pass these OrderBys to the parameters' orderByFields collection.
  7. To execute the query, call featureTable.queryStatistics(queryParameters).
  8. Get the StatisticQueryResult. From this, you can get an iterator of StatisticRecords to loop through and display.

About the data

This sample uses a Diabetes, Obesity, and Inactivity by US County feature layer hosted on ArcGIS Online.

Relevant API

  • Field
  • OrderBy
  • QueryParameters
  • ServiceFeatureTable
  • StatisticDefinition
  • StatisticRecord
  • StatisticsQueryParameters
  • StatisticsQueryResult
  • StatisticType

Tags

correlation, data, fields, filter, group, sort, statistics, table

Sample Code

StatisticalQueryGroupSort.qmlStatisticalQueryGroupSort.qmlOptionsPage.qmlResultsPage.qml
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// [WriteFile Name=StatisticalQueryGroupSort, Category=Analysis]
// [Legal]
// Copyright 2017 Esri.

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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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// [Legal]

import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.15

Rectangle {
    id: rootRectangle
    clip: true
    width: 800
    height: 600



    ServiceFeatureTable {
        id: censusTable
        url: "https://services.arcgis.com/jIL9msH9OI208GCb/arcgis/rest/services/Counties_Obesity_Inactivity_Diabetes_2013/FeatureServer/0"

        Component.onCompleted: load();

        onLoadStatusChanged: {
            if (loadStatus !== Enums.LoadStatusLoaded)
                return;

            const fieldModel = [];
            for (let i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
                fieldModel.push(fields[i].name);
            }
            statisticOptionsPage.fields = fieldModel;
        }

        onQueryStatisticsStatusChanged: {
            if (queryStatisticsStatus === Enums.TaskStatusErrored) {
                resultsModel.clear();
                resultsModel.append({"section": "", "statistic": "Error. %1".arg(error.message)});
                return;
            }

            if (queryStatisticsStatus !== Enums.TaskStatusCompleted)
                return;

            // reset the model and check the results
            resultsModel.clear();
            if (!queryStatisticsResult) {
                resultsModel.append({"section": "", "statistic": "Error. %1".arg(error.message)});
                return;
            }

            // iterate the results and add to a model
            const iter = queryStatisticsResult.iterator;
            while (iter.hasNext) {
                const record = iter.next();
                const sectionString = JSON.stringify(record.group).replace("{","").replace("}","");

                for (let statKey in record.statistics) {
                    if (record.statistics.hasOwnProperty(statKey)) {
                        const result = {
                            "section" : sectionString,
                            "statistic" : statKey + ": " + record.statistics[statKey]
                        };
                        resultsModel.append(result)
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    StackView {
        id: stackView
        anchors.fill: parent

        // Initial page is the OptionsPage
        initialItem: OptionsPage {
            id: statisticOptionsPage
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height
            onStatisticButtonClicked: {
                // create the parameter object
                const params = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("StatisticsQueryParameters");

                // add the statistic definition objects
                const statisticDefinitions = [];
                for (let i = 0; i < statisticsModel.count; i++) {
                    const statistic = statisticsModel.get(i);
                    const definition = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("StatisticDefinition", {
                                                                                 onFieldName: statistic.field,
                                                                                 statisticType: statisticStringToEnum(statistic.statistic)
                                                                             });
                    statisticDefinitions.push(definition);
                }
                params.statisticDefinitions = statisticDefinitions;

                // set the grouping fields
                params.groupByFieldNames = groupingFields;

                // add the order by objects
                const orderBys = [];
                for (let j = 0; j < orderByModel.count; j++) {
                    const group = orderByModel.get(j);
                    const orderBy = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("OrderBy", {
                                                                              fieldName: group.field,
                                                                              sortOrder: orderStringToEnum(group.order)
                                                                          });
                    orderBys.push(orderBy);
                }
                params.orderByFields = orderBys;

                // ignore counties with missing data
                params.whereClause = "\"State\" IS NOT NULL";

                // execute the query
                censusTable.queryStatistics(params);

                // show the results page
                stackView.push(resultsPage);
            }
        }

        // The ResultsPage is shown when a query is executed
        ResultsPage {
            id: resultsPage
            width: parent.width
            height: parent.height
            statisticResult: resultsModel
            onBackClicked: stackView.pop();
        }
    }

    // helper to convert from statistic type string to enum
    function statisticStringToEnum(statString) {
        switch(statString) {
        default:
        case "Average":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeAverage;
        case "Count":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeCount;
        case "Maximum":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeMaximum;
        case "Minimum":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeMinimum;
        case "Standard Deviation":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeStandardDeviation;
        case "Sum":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeSum;
        case "Variance":
            return Enums.StatisticTypeVariance;
        }
    }

    // helper to convert from sort order string to enum
    function orderStringToEnum(orderString) {
        switch(orderString) {
        default:
        case "Ascending":
            return Enums.SortOrderAscending;
        case "Descending":
            return Enums.SortOrderDescending;
        }
    }

    ListModel {
        id: resultsModel
    }
}

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