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Aggregate Functions in SQL
This is what we will be covering in this file :-
MIN and MAX Functions
COUNT Function
SUM Function
AVG Function
1. EMPLOYEES Table Structure
We'll use the existing EMPLOYEES table for all the examples. The EMPLOYEES table contains the following
columns:
EmployeeID: The unique ID for each employee.
FirstName: The first name of the employee.
LastName: The last name of the employee.
Department: The department where the employee works.
Salary: The salary of the employee.
JoinDate: The date when the employee joined the company.
2. Aggregate Functions
2.1 MIN and MAX Functions
MIN Function: Finds the smallest value in a column.
MAX Function: Finds the largest value in a column.
Example
-- Finding the minimum salary
SELECT MIN(Salary) AS MinimumSalary FROM EMPLOYEES;
-- Finding the maximum salary
SELECT MAX(Salary) AS MaximumSalary FROM EMPLOYEES;
Output:
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2.2 COUNT Function
COUNT Function: Counts the number of rows in a result set.
Example
-- Counting the number of employees
SELECT COUNT(*) AS NumberOfEmployees FROM EMPLOYEES;
Output
2.3 SUM Function
SUM Function: Calculates the total sum of a numeric column.
Example
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-- Calculating the total sum of salaries
SELECT SUM(Salary) AS TotalSalaries FROM EMPLOYEES;
Output
2.4 AVG Function
AVG Function: Calculates the average value of a numeric column.
Example
-- Calculating the average salary
SELECT AVG(Salary) AS AverageSalary FROM EMPLOYEES;
Output
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