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Exclude erroneous values using Standard Deviation

Asked by LoveToSpod in MS SQL Server

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I have a query running from within Excel based on a view in SQL Server. It returns up to 60000 records (but rarely over a few hundred) into the Excel spreadsheet. The data is source data for a chart. The GAM, MAM, and TM columns are values, and these end up being different series in the chart. The problem occurs when an erroneous number ends up in the data - e.g. let's say the normal range of values is between 100 and 500 - then somewhere due to some strange reason, a value of 12,000 is returned. This skews the chart and analysis.

I have been asked to focus in on 90% of the central values, and the outlying 10% of values are to be excluded.

Question:
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1. How do I do this - is it a Standard Deviation Job
2. What is the SQL I need to get the data I want.

Background INFO:
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----SQL Server View (FreightDataView)--------
CREATE VIEW dbo.FreightDataView
AS
SELECT     InvoiceYearMonth, OrigCountry AS Orig, DestCountry AS Dest, Weight, ProdCode, (CASE AccountType WHEN 'G' THEN NetRev ELSE 0 END) AS GAM,
                      (CASE AccountType WHEN 'MAM' THEN NetRev ELSE 0 END) AS MAM, (CASE AccountType WHEN 'SME' THEN NetRev ELSE 0 END) AS TM
FROM         FreightData
WHERE     (NOT (weight = 0))
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----Excel Query------------
select top 60000 Orig, Dest, ProdCode, Weight, GAM, MAM, TM
from FreightDataView
where (blah blah blah...)
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Cheers,

LoveToSpod
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