Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> The following query runs fine: it estimates the returned rows pretty wel:
> postgres=# explain analyze select * from foo where i > 100 and i < 10000;
> ...but if you introduce a floating point cast, it drastically changes
> the returned rows (why?):
> postgres=# explain analyze select * from foo where i::float8 > 100
> and i::float8 < 10000;
The planner has stats about "i", but none about "i::float8", so you're
getting a default estimate in the second case. It does, however,
realize that you're applying a range restriction condition to
"i::float8", and the default selectivity estimate for that is
intentionally pretty small.
regards, tom lane