diff --git a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
index cb4cfc142aa3..05fed3dcaf85 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource-parquet/src/file_format.rs
@@ -797,10 +797,34 @@ pub async fn fetch_statistics(
     statistics_from_parquet_meta_calc(&metadata, table_schema)
 }
 
-/// Convert statistics in  [`ParquetMetaData`] into [`Statistics`] using ['StatisticsConverter`]
+/// Convert statistics in [`ParquetMetaData`] into [`Statistics`] using [`StatisticsConverter`]
 ///
 /// The statistics are calculated for each column in the table schema
 /// using the row group statistics in the parquet metadata.
+///
+/// # Key behaviors:
+///
+/// 1. Extracts row counts and byte sizes from all row groups
+/// 2. Applies schema type coercions to align file schema with table schema
+/// 3. Collects and aggregates statistics across row groups when available
+///
+/// # When there are no statistics:
+///
+/// If the Parquet file doesn't contain any statistics (has_statistics is false), the function returns a Statistics object with:
+/// - Exact row count
+/// - Exact byte size
+/// - All column statistics marked as unknown via Statistics::unknown_column(&table_schema)
+/// # When only some columns have statistics:
+///
+/// For columns with statistics:
+/// - Min/max values are properly extracted and represented as Precision::Exact
+/// - Null counts are calculated by summing across row groups
+///
+/// For columns without statistics,
+/// - For min/max, there are two situations:
+///     1. The column isn't in arrow schema, then min/max values are set to Precision::Absent
+///     2. The column is in arrow schema, but not in parquet schema due to schema revolution, min/max values are set to Precision::Exact(null)
+/// - Null counts are set to Precision::Exact(num_rows) (conservatively assuming all values could be null)
 pub fn statistics_from_parquet_meta_calc(
     metadata: &ParquetMetaData,
     table_schema: SchemaRef,