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Sequential Sampling Procedures For Query Size Estimation

Summary: Sequential sampling for estimating query result cardinality with a data-dependent stopping rule. Asymptotically efficient, it needs no pilot sample or prior data, offers finite-sample undercoverage control, and lowers cost via stratified sampling. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
h9cfddfe9aeed7f64
Venue
SIGMOD
Year
1992
Pagerank
0.00020329113
Overall Rank
346 | 97.68%
DOI
10.1145/130283.130335

Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time

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BibTeX Citation

@inproceedings{haas_sigmod92,
        title = {{SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING PROCEDURES FOR QUERY SIZE ESTIMATION}},
        author = {Haas, Peter J. and Swami, Arun N.},
        series = {{SIGMOD} '92},
        booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
        publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
        doi = {10.1145/130283.130335},
        url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/130283.130335},
        year = {1992}
}

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232 Adaptive Selectivity Estimation Using Query Feedback 1994 SIGMOD 0.00023792809
275 Optimal Histograms with Quality Guarantees 1998 VLDB 0.00022413521
283 Balancing Histogram Optimality and Practicality for Query Result Size Estimation 1995 SIGMOD 0.00022214789
473 Sampling Large Databases for Association Rules 1996 VLDB 0.00017673931
519 Random Sampling for Histogram Construction: How much is enough? 1998 SIGMOD 0.00016942879
569 Towards a Robust Query Optimizer: A Principled and Practical Approach 2005 SIGMOD 0.00016245271
742 Dynamic Multidimensional Histograms 2002 SIGMOD 0.0001431602
745 Bifocal Sampling for Skew-Resistant Join Size Estimation 1996 SIGMOD 0.00014288286
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1,184 An Instant and Accurate Size Estimation Method for Joins and Selection in a Retrieval-Intensive Environment 1993 SIGMOD 0.00011611937
1,203 Fixed-Precision Estimation of Join Selectivity 1993 PODS 0.00011548537
1,467 On the Relative Cost of Sampling for Join Selectivity Estimation 1994 PODS 0.00010567959
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1,640 Combinatorial Pattern Discovery for Scientific Data: Some Preliminary Results 1994 SIGMOD 0.00010011692
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1,826 Effective Use of Block-Level Sampling in Statistics Estimation 2004 SIGMOD 9.5575424e-05
1,890 Generating Targeted Queries for Database Testing 2008 SIGMOD 9.4193315e-05
1,891 CS2: A New Database Synopsis for Query Estimation 2013 SIGMOD 9.4184294e-05
2,212 Managing Memory to Meet Multiclass Workload Response Time Goals 1993 VLDB 8.8207908e-05
2,303 Selectivity Estimation in Extensible Databases - A Neural Network Approach 1998 VLDB 8.6708797e-05
2,433 Cardinality Estimation Using Sample Views with Quality Assurance 2007 SIGMOD 8.4766785e-05
3,281 Kernel-Based Skyline Cardinality Estimation 2009 SIGMOD 7.4583561e-05
4,272 One-Pass Wavelet Synopses for Maximum-Error Metrics 2005 VLDB 6.6925708e-05
4,416 Deterministic Wavelet Thresholding for Maximum-Error Metrics 2004 PODS 6.6089486e-05
4,679 The Power of Sampling in Knowledge Discovery 1994 PODS 6.4726631e-05
5,044 Lightweight Cardinality Estimation in LSM-based Systems 2018 SIGMOD 6.30014e-05
5,126 Monotonic Cardinality Estimation of Similarity Selection: A Deep Learning Approach 2020 SIGMOD 6.261175e-05
5,698 Approximate Quantiles and the Order of the Stream 2006 PODS 6.0317949e-05
7,166 Learning to Sample: Counting with Complex Queries 2020 VLDB 5.5949741e-05
7,493 Synopses for Query Optimization: A Space-Complexity Perspective 2004 PODS 5.5103311e-05
7,519 Comparing Synopsis Techniques for Approximate Spatial Data Analysis 2019 VLDB 5.502959e-05
8,347 alpha to omega: The Greek Alphabet of Sampling 2020 CIDR 5.350539e-05
8,856 Adaptive Index Structures 2002 VLDB 5.2635701e-05
9,818 Hierarchically Organized Skew-Tolerant Histograms for Geographic Data Objects 2010 SIGMOD 5.1257999e-05
9,849 Analysis and Application of Adaptive Sampling 2000 PODS 5.1202454e-05
11,089 Perfect Sampling in Turnstile Streams Beyond Small Moments 2025 PODS 4.9793485e-05
11,828 Truly Perfect Samplers for Data Streams and Sliding Windows 2022 PODS 4.9793485e-05
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Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
58 Statistical Estimators for Relational Algebra Expressions 1988 PODS 0.00040035279
79 Practical Selectivity Estimation through Adaptive Sampling 1990 SIGMOD 0.00036487763
181 Processing Aggregate Relational Queries with Hard Time Constraints 1989 SIGMOD 0.00026389403
477 Random Sampling from B+ trees 1989 VLDB 0.00017632787
492 Error-Constrained COUNT Query Evaluation in Relational Databases 1991 SIGMOD 0.00017408001
1,011 Query Size Estimation by Adaptive Sampling (Extended Abstract) 1990 PODS 0.00012529816
1,416 Estimating the Size of Generalized Transitive Closures 1989 VLDB 0.00010734049
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