Re: Better default_statistics_target

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> As Tom stated it earlier, the ANALYZE slow down is far from being the
> only consequence. The planner will also have more work to do and
> that's the hard point IMHO.
>
> Without studying the impacts of this change on a large set of queries
> in different cases, it's quite hard to know for sure that it won't
> have a negative impact in a lot of cases.
>
> It's a bit too late in the cycle to change that IMHO, especially
> without any numbers.

The decision to add the magic "99/100" number was made without any
such analysis either, and I can assure you it has caused lots of real-world
problems. Going from 10 to 100 adds a small amount of planner overhead. The
99/100 change adds an order of magnitude speed difference to SELECT queries.
I still cannot see that as anything other than a major performance regression.

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