I could use some advice on whether there is a more streamlined way to get averages directly from MySQL.
I have this sample table…
rater comment commenter score date
------ ------- ---------- ----- -----
user1 1001 doubledee 2 2013-09-16
user1 1002 doubledee 2 2013-09-17
user2 1002 doubledee 1 2013-09-17
I need to calculate two averages…
First, the Average Score of each Comment in the table, for example…
comment avg score
-------- ----------
1001 2
1002 1.5
Secondly, the Average Score for each Commenter in the table, for example…
commenter avg score
---------- ----------
doubledee 1.666
I was planning on using aggregate functions like SUM and COUNT and then calculate the AVG using PHP, but maybe this can all be done in SQL?
Also, it just occurred to me that maybe I need to use a GROUP BY function??
Getting confused on what initially looked like easy calculations… 
Sincerely,
Debbie
