# POC elastic search - correctness & exactitude of stats **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [November 8, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/poc-elastic-search-correctness-exactitude-of-stats/155881 "2018-11-08T12:39:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![msc29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@msc29](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/msc29)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/poc-elastic-search-correctness-exactitude-of-stats/155881/3 "2018-11-08T13:51:05Z")
> [@Accuracy of aggregation when having queries](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/accuracy-of-aggregation-when-having-queries/19396): > > I am reading this post about not having maximum accuracy on aggregation results on terms, when adding the "size" parameter: [http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-aggregations-bucket-terms-aggregation.html#\_document\_counts\_are\_approximate](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-aggregations-bucket-terms-aggregation.html#_document_counts_are_approximate) Does this lack of accuracy happen when you also have a query? like: { query:{....} aggs{....} } Thanks, Roxana -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. … If stats results are accurate and no records are missed out, ever, then what do they mean in this forum post? Thanks a lot for helping out & clarifying where I may find blogs & other replies slgithly unclear Thanks! --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/poc-elastic-search-correctness-exactitude-of-stats/155881)._