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What aggregate and window functions have you used in your work?.

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In working with data, I often used the following aggregate and window functions:

Aggregate functions:

  • SUM() — summing values within a group.
  • COUNT() — counting the number of records.
  • AVG() — calculating the average value.
  • MIN() and MAX() — finding the minimum and maximum values.

Window functions:

  • ROW_NUMBER() — numbering rows within a window.
  • RANK() and DENSE_RANK() — ranking with consideration of ties.
  • LAG() and LEAD() — accessing the previous or next value within a window.
  • SUM() OVER (PARTITION BY ...) — aggregate sum with partitioning by groups without grouping the entire dataset.

Example of using a window function:

SELECT user_id, order_date, amount,
       SUM(amount) OVER (PARTITION BY user_id ORDER BY order_date ROWS BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW) AS running_total
FROM orders;

This allows analyzing cumulative metrics and trends in the data.

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