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Adaptive Selectivity Estimation Using Query Feedback

Summary: Adaptive selectivity estimation via query feedback using curve-fitting to approximate the real value distribution. No extra database access for statistics; continuous adaptation through queries and updates; accuracy comparable to traditional statistics-based methods. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
2723
Venue
SIGMOD
Year
1994
Pagerank
0.00030632263
Overall Rank
252 | 98.25%
DOI
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64 Improved Histograms for Selectivity Estimation of Range Predicates 1996 SIGMOD 0.00063612837
182 LEO - DB2's LEarning Optimizer 2001 VLDB 0.00036962631
211 Join Synopses for Approximate Query Answering 1999 SIGMOD 0.00033981214
253 Query Caching and Optimization in Distributed Mediator Systems 1996 SIGMOD 0.00030569863
325 The History of Histograms (abridged) 2003 VLDB 0.00027378328
327 Balancing Histogram Optimality and Practicality for Query Result Size Estimation 1995 SIGMOD 0.00027308479
361 Histogram-Based Approximation of Set-Valued Query Answers 1999 VLDB 0.00025775749
449 Approximate Query Processing: Taming the TeraBytes! A Tutorial 2001 VLDB 0.00022846068
512 STHoles: A Multidimensional Workload-Aware Histogram 2001 SIGMOD 0.00021380733
523 Recovering Information from Summary Data 1997 VLDB 0.00021089782
529 Self-tuning Histograms: Building Histograms Without Looking at Data 1999 SIGMOD 0.00020828852
684 Towards a Robust Query Optimizer: A Principled and Practical Approach 2005 SIGMOD 0.00018179769
758 Deep Unsupervised Cardinality Estimation 2020 VLDB 0.0001706608
1,241 Multi-dimensional Selectivity Estimation Using Compressed Histogram Information 1999 SIGMOD 0.00013097578
1,254 Selectivity Estimation for Range Predicates using Lightweight Models 2019 VLDB 0.00013027411
1,471 Adaptive Range Filters for Cold Data: Avoiding Trips to Siberia 2013 VLDB 0.00011830111
1,695 Combining Histograms and Parametric Curve Fitting for Feedback-Driven Query Result-Size Estimation 1999 VLDB 0.00010882793
1,703 Are We Ready For Learned Cardinality Estimation? 2021 VLDB 0.00010836769
1,737 QuickSel: Quick Selectivity Learning with Mixture Models 2020 SIGMOD 0.00010720294
1,855 AI Meets AI: Leveraging Query Executions to Improve Index Recommendations 2019 SIGMOD 0.00010315245
2,053 Selectivity Estimation in Spatial Databases 1999 SIGMOD 9.6728745e-05
2,137 SASH: A Self-Adaptive Histogram Set for Dynamically Changing Workloads 2003 VLDB 9.4719326e-05
2,669 A Black-Box Approach to Query Cardinality Estimation 2007 CIDR 8.3389856e-05
2,841 Selectivity Estimation in Extensible Databases - A Neural Network Approach 1998 VLDB 8.0287389e-05
3,330 Adapting to Source Properties in Processing Data Integration Queries 2004 SIGMOD 7.2150831e-05
3,658 Towards a Hands-Free Query Optimizer through Deep Learning 2019 CIDR 6.8704209e-05
3,952 Exact Cardinality Query Optimization for Optimizer Testing 2009 VLDB 6.5939652e-05
4,436 Xplus: A SQL-Tuning-Aware Query Optimizer 2010 VLDB 6.1909336e-05
4,516 A Characterization of the Sensitivity of Query Optimization to Storage Access Cost Parameters 2003 SIGMOD 6.1178799e-05
5,082 A Comparison of Selectivity Estimators for Range Queries on Metric Attributes 1999 SIGMOD 5.711623e-05
5,668 A Pay-As-You-Go Framework for Query Execution Feedback 2008 VLDB 5.3806337e-05
6,345 Operator and Query Progress Estimation in Microsoft SQL Server Live Query Statistics 2016 SIGMOD 5.1023048e-05
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7,728 Consistent Histograms In The Presence of Distinct Value Counts 2009 VLDB 4.666214e-05
7,776 Plan Stitch: Harnessing the Best of Many Plans 2018 VLDB 4.6537231e-05
7,863 Adaptive Optimizations of Recursive Queries in Teradata 2012 SIGMOD 4.6328993e-05
8,474 Adaptive Index Structures 2002 VLDB 4.5029015e-05
9,187 POLAR: Adaptive and Non-invasive Join Order Selection via Plans of Least Resistance 2024 VLDB 4.3780059e-05
9,812 A Practical Theory of Generalization in Selectivity Learning 2025 VLDB 4.2783272e-05
10,619 Data-Agnostic Cardinality Learning from Imperfect Workloads 2025 VLDB 4.1945683e-05
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.

Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
1 Access Path Selection in a Relational Database Management System 1979 SIGMOD 0.0040449103
28 Accurate Estimation Of The Number Of Tuples Satisfying A Condition 1984 SIGMOD 0.00080435857
39 Statistical Estimators for Relational Algebra Expressions 1988 PODS 0.00074745564
92 Practical Selectivity Estimation through Adaptive Sampling 1990 SIGMOD 0.00051315959
99 On the Propagation of Errors in the Size of Join Results 1991 SIGMOD 0.00050022914
116 Equi-Depth Histograms For Estimating Selectivity Factors For Multi-Dimensional Queries 1988 SIGMOD 0.00046148737
228 Estimating Block Transfers and Join Sizes 1983 SIGMOD 0.00032269684
367 Sequential Sampling Procedures For Query Size Estimation 1992 SIGMOD 0.00025509745
564 An Analytic Approach to Statistical Databases 1983 VLDB 0.00020017414
808 Universality of Serial Histograms 1993 VLDB 0.00016432772
897 Selectivity Estimation and Query Optimization in Large Databases with Highly Skewed Distributions of Column Values 1988 VLDB 0.00015528028
1,020 An Instant and Accurate Size Estimation Method for Joins and Selection in a Retrieval-Intensive Environment 1993 SIGMOD 0.00014624893
1,398 A Model of Data Distribution Based on Texture Analysis 1985 SIGMOD 0.00012197586
2,859 Database Evaluation Using Multiple Regression Techniques 1984 SIGMOD 7.9939981e-05
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