{"id":4332,"date":"2024-03-14T01:20:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-perform-data-aggregation-operations-in-pig\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:16:37","slug":"how-to-perform-data-aggregation-operations-in-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-perform-data-aggregation-operations-in-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"Pig GROUP BY Data Aggregation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Pig, data aggregation operations are typically performed using the GROUP BY statement. 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