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SQL_Aggregate_Function.

md 2024-09-04

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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