create table tab_date ( origin_city_name string, dest_city_name string, fl_date date, arr_delay float, fl_num int ); -- insert some data load data local inpath '../../data/files/flights_join.txt' overwrite into table tab_date; select count(*) from tab_date; -- compute statistical summary of data select compute_stats(fl_date, 16) from tab_date; explain analyze table tab_date compute statistics for columns fl_date; analyze table tab_date compute statistics for columns fl_date; describe formatted tab_date fl_date; -- Update stats manually. Try both yyyy-mm-dd and integer value for high/low value alter table tab_date update statistics for column fl_date set ('numDVs'='19', 'highValue'='2015-01-01', 'lowValue'='0'); describe formatted tab_date fl_date;