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From Robert Haas
Subject Re: VACUUM ANALYZE is faster than ANALYZE?
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In response to VACUUM ANALYZE is faster than ANALYZE?  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: VACUUM ANALYZE is faster than ANALYZE?  (Nicolas Barbier <nicolas.barbier@gmail.com>)
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On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had to reply to query about usage VACUUM ANALYZE or ANALYZE. I
> expected so ANALYZE should be faster then VACUUM ANALYZE.
>
> But is not true. Why?

I'm pretty sure that VACUUM ANALYZE *will* be faster than ANALYZE in
general, because VACUUM has to scan the whole table, and ANALYZE only
a fixed-size subset of its pages.  Not sure what's happening in your
particular case...

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Robert Haas
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