Question

Is there any way to use MySQL to only return an average if there are more than X rows?

I am currently using the following query:

SELECT round(AVG(a_points),1) as a from points where user_id=X

Can this be done in MySQL or do I have to do a row count first then execute this statement?

The table contains

user_id     a_points     b_points

So a user could have lots of b_points but only 4 a_points and I wouldn’t want to average at that point.

Answer 1

Will it work for you ?
SELECT round(AVG(points),1) as a from points where user_id=X HAVING COUNT(*) >5