I have no idea how good the implementation is, but the basic idea behind http://blinkdb.org/ is great.
@avibryant @timonentwig Must use some form of statistical approx. @ColPClark already deployed a solution in this space called darkstar
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@avibryant @timonentwig Must use some form of statistical approx. @ColPClark already deployed a solution in this space called darkstar