ASIN: from Tableau to SQL

Returns the inverse sine in radians. Below, 8 sample rows go through the calculation and through the SQL, and both return the same numbers.

Calculated field

ASIN([score])

Sample data

idamountunitsscoreother
1-2.52-0.83
20004
31.530.252
4440.58
5950.811
6166114
7null7null9
848-0.5null

The same calculation as SQL

SELECT asin(score) AS result FROM input ORDER BY id

Runs the example above.

Result

idamountunitsscoreresult
1-2.52-0.8-0.927295
20000
31.530.250.25268
4440.50.523599
5950.80.927295
616611.5708
7null7nullnull
848-0.5-0.523599

Same rows from the calculation and from the SQL in DuckDB.

Where a naive translation goes wrong

  • Replacing null results with zero changes missing-value semantics.

    Naive SQL

    SELECT coalesce((asin(score)),0) AS result FROM input ORDER BY id
    idamountunitsscoreresult
    1-2.52-0.8-0.927295
    20000
    31.530.250.25268
    4440.50.523599
    5950.80.927295
    616611.5708
    7null7null0
    848-0.5-0.523599

    Matches the calculation

    SELECT asin(score) AS result FROM input ORDER BY id
    idamountunitsscoreresult
    1-2.52-0.8-0.927295
    20000
    31.530.250.25268
    4440.50.523599
    5950.80.927295
    616611.5708
    7null7nullnull
    848-0.5-0.523599

Signature

ASIN(number)