Rudyar wrote:
> I try to get the execution time of a query workload. I try using
> explain analyze but this time is allways higher than the execution
> time of a query across a client like pgadmin3
>
> what is the reason about that difference?
It's the "observer effect" -- there is a cost to the timing,
counting, measuring, and reporting which is done by EXPLAIN ANALYZE,
which distorts what is being measured. It's just about impossible to
avoid entirely.
-Kevin
