• If the column has statistics on it, those represent the data distribution as SQL Server understands it. You can use DBCC SHOW_STATISTICS to see the density, also known as selectivity, and the histogram, which is the data distribution. If statistics don't exist for the column, you can just create them manually using CREATE STATISTICS. Then take a look at the distribution using SHOW_STATISTICS.

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