fix: Handles parsing errors when format not expected on distinct values

[Golodhros]

Summary of Changes

Handles JSON parsing errors when failing to parse unique values on table stats
Adds test

Tests

Added test

Documentation

Updated docs

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[allisonsuarez]

LGTM, thanks for the fix!