CREATE TABLE stddev_values ( seq_id INT PRIMARY KEY, grp INT, val DOUBLE, ts TIMESTAMP TIME INDEX DEFAULT now() ); INSERT INTO stddev_values (seq_id, grp, val) VALUES (1, 0, 1.0), (2, 0, 2.0), (3, 1, 3.0), (4, 1, 4.0); CREATE TABLE stddev_states ( grp INT PRIMARY KEY, state BINARY, ts TIMESTAMP TIME INDEX DEFAULT now() ); INSERT INTO stddev_states (grp, state) SELECT grp, stddev_pop_state(val) FROM stddev_values GROUP BY grp; ADMIN FLUSH_TABLE('stddev_values'); ADMIN FLUSH_TABLE('stddev_states');