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SQL Basics

SQL Basics

1. Selecting
The very first meet with the databaseSELECTing certain columnsLIMITing resultsUnique values from columnUnique values from multiple columnsHow many?How many unique?AliasesTables aliases
2. Filtering
Word filteringNumber filteringCombining conditionsFiltering by numeric intervalMultiple filtering on one columnLIKE filteringNOT like this!
3. Aggregating
MINimal and MAXimal valuesSUMming valuesMean valuesROUNDing
4. Sorting
Sorting by one columnSorting in DESCending orderThe cheapest carSorting by multiple columns
5. Grouping
What is grouping?More aggregate statistics!Grouping by multiple columnsThe cheapest combinationHAVING some conditionsLeast consuming carsFiltering group size
6. Practicing
Challenge: Unique combinationsChallenge: Average Q-series cars priceChallenge: The cheapest new A-series carsChallenge: Relation between engine size and fuel consumptionChallenge: Mileage and manufacture year - is there relation?Challenge: Average price for each model and yearChallenge: The most expensive transmission + engine size combinations

bookUnique values from multiple columns

But what if we want to know, for example, unique pairs 'country-city' of our site visitors? Surely, we can extract unique countries (like in the previous chapter) and unique cities. But then we have to connect each city to the country manually.

This task can be solved by the same DISTINCT, but this time with two columns. For example,


              
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SELECT DISTINCT(country), city
FROM visitors
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The DISTINCT statement will return all the unique combinations of columns you chose. Using parentheses is not mandatory, i.e. you for the example above you can write DISTINCT country, city. But placing multiple columns within DISTINCT parentheses will return only one column of all unique combinations in (country, city) format.

Task

Extract all unique combinations of model and transmission

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bookUnique values from multiple columns

But what if we want to know, for example, unique pairs 'country-city' of our site visitors? Surely, we can extract unique countries (like in the previous chapter) and unique cities. But then we have to connect each city to the country manually.

This task can be solved by the same DISTINCT, but this time with two columns. For example,


              
12

            
SELECT DISTINCT(country), city
FROM visitors
copy

The DISTINCT statement will return all the unique combinations of columns you chose. Using parentheses is not mandatory, i.e. you for the example above you can write DISTINCT country, city. But placing multiple columns within DISTINCT parentheses will return only one column of all unique combinations in (country, city) format.

Task

Extract all unique combinations of model and transmission

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Section 1. Chapter 5
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bookUnique values from multiple columns

But what if we want to know, for example, unique pairs 'country-city' of our site visitors? Surely, we can extract unique countries (like in the previous chapter) and unique cities. But then we have to connect each city to the country manually.

This task can be solved by the same DISTINCT, but this time with two columns. For example,


              
12

            
SELECT DISTINCT(country), city
FROM visitors
copy

The DISTINCT statement will return all the unique combinations of columns you chose. Using parentheses is not mandatory, i.e. you for the example above you can write DISTINCT country, city. But placing multiple columns within DISTINCT parentheses will return only one column of all unique combinations in (country, city) format.

Task

Extract all unique combinations of model and transmission

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Everything was clear?

How can we improve it?

Thanks for your feedback!

But what if we want to know, for example, unique pairs 'country-city' of our site visitors? Surely, we can extract unique countries (like in the previous chapter) and unique cities. But then we have to connect each city to the country manually.

This task can be solved by the same DISTINCT, but this time with two columns. For example,


              
12

            
SELECT DISTINCT(country), city
FROM visitors
copy

The DISTINCT statement will return all the unique combinations of columns you chose. Using parentheses is not mandatory, i.e. you for the example above you can write DISTINCT country, city. But placing multiple columns within DISTINCT parentheses will return only one column of all unique combinations in (country, city) format.

Task

Extract all unique combinations of model and transmission

Switch to desktopSwitch to desktop for real-world practiceContinue from where you are using one of the options below
Section 1. Chapter 5
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