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The document contains a list of SQL queries for various data retrieval and analysis tasks, including fetching employee details, calculating salaries, and analyzing sales data. It covers operations such as finding highest salaries, counting orders, and identifying customers based on their purchasing behavior. Each query is structured to perform specific database operations efficiently.

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SQL Questions

The document contains a list of SQL queries for various data retrieval and analysis tasks, including fetching employee details, calculating salaries, and analyzing sales data. It covers operations such as finding highest salaries, counting orders, and identifying customers based on their purchasing behavior. Each query is structured to perform specific database operations efficiently.

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1.

Retrieve the first 10 rows from a table:


SELECT * FROM table_name LIMIT 10;

2. Find the second highest salary from an Employee table:


SELECT MAX(salary) FROM Employee WHERE salary < (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM Employee);

3. List employees who joined in the last month:


SELECT * FROM Employee WHERE JOIN_DATE >= DATEADD(MONTH, -1, GETDATE());

4. Count the number of employees in each department:


SELECT department, COUNT(*) AS num_employees
FROM Employee
GROUP BY department;

5. Retrieve employees who have the highest salary in each department:


SELECT department, MAX(salary) AS max_salary
FROM Employee
GROUP BY department;

6. Find the nth highest salary from an Employee table:


SELECT DISTINCT salary FROM Employee ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT n-1, 1;

7. List employees who don't have a manager:


SELECT * FROM Employee WHERE manager_id IS NULL;

8. Retrieve employees who earn more than their managers:


SELECT e.*
FROM Employee e
JOIN Employee m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
WHERE e.salary > m.salary;

9. Find duplicate records in a table:


SELECT column1, column2, COUNT(*)
FROM table_name
GROUP BY column1, column2
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1;

10. Calculate the total sales for each product:


SELECT product_id, SUM(quantity * price) AS total_sales
FROM Sales
GROUP BY product_id;

11. Retrieve the top 5 customers with the highest total purchase amount:
SELECT customer_id, SUM(amount) AS total_purchase_amount
FROM Orders
GROUP BY customer_id
ORDER BY total_purchase_amount DESC
LIMIT 5;

12. List the names of all customers who have made at least 3 orders:
SELECT customer_name
FROM Customers
WHERE customer_id IN (
SELECT customer_id
FROM Orders
GROUP BY customer_id
HAVING COUNT(*) >= 3
);

13. Calculate the average salary of employees in each department:


SELECT department, AVG(salary) AS average_salary
FROM Employee
GROUP BY department;

14. Find the most common word in a text column:


SELECT word, COUNT(*) AS word_count
FROM (
SELECT regexp_split_to_table(text_column, '\s+') AS word
FROM table_name
) AS words
GROUP BY word
ORDER BY word_count DESC
LIMIT 1;

15. Retrieve the oldest and newest employees in each department:


SELECT
department,
MIN(hire_date) AS oldest_employee_hire_date,
MAX(hire_date) AS newest_employee_hire_date
FROM
Employee
GROUP BY
department;

16. List the top 3 best-selling products in each category:


SELECT category, product_name, total_sales
FROM (
SELECT category, product_name, SUM(quantity_sold) AS total_sales,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY category ORDER BY SUM(quantity_sold) DESC) AS rank
FROM Products
GROUP BY category, product_name
) AS ranked_products
WHERE rank <= 3;

17. Calculate the percentage of total sales contributed by each product:


SELECT product_id, (SUM(sales_amount) / (SELECT SUM(sales_amount) FROM Sales)) *
100 AS sales_percentage
FROM Sales
GROUP BY product_id;

18. Find employees who have the same salary as their colleagues:
SELECT
e1.employee_id,
e1.employee_name,
e1.salary
FROM
Employee e1
JOIN
Employee e2 ON e1.salary = e2.salary
AND e1.employee_id <> e2.employee_id
AND e1.department = e2.department
WHERE
e1.employee_id < e2.employee_id;

19. List the employees who have been with the company for more than 5 years:
SELECT * FROM Employee WHERE DATEDIFF(YEAR, join_date, GETDATE()) > 5;

20. Retrieve orders that have not been shipped yet:


SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE ship_date IS NULL;

21. Calculate the total number of orders placed each month:


SELECT EXTRACT(MONTH FROM order_date) AS month, COUNT(*) AS num_orders
FROM Orders
GROUP BY EXTRACT(MONTH FROM order_date);

22. Find the customer who has placed the highest number of orders:
SELECT customer_id, COUNT(*) AS num_orders
FROM Orders
GROUP BY customer_id
ORDER BY num_orders DESC
LIMIT 1;

23. Retrieve the top 10% of highest-paid employees:


SELECT *
FROM Employee
ORDER BY salary DESC
LIMIT (SELECT COUNT(*) * 0.1 FROM Employee);

24. List employees who have the same manager:


SELECT e1.employee_id, e1.employee_name, e1.manager_id
FROM Employee e1
JOIN Employee e2 ON e1.manager_id = e2.manager_id AND e1.employee_id <>
e2.employee_id;

25. Calculate the running total of sales for each month:


SELECT order_date, SUM(amount) OVER (ORDER BY order_date) AS running_total
FROM Orders;

26. Retrieve the latest order placed by each customer:


SELECT DISTINCT ON (customer_id) *
FROM Orders
ORDER BY customer_id, order_date DESC;

27. Find customers who have never placed an order:


SELECT *
FROM Customers
WHERE customer_id NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT customer_id FROM Orders);
28. List the products that have never been sold:
SELECT *
FROM Products
WHERE product_id NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT product_id FROM Sales);

29. Retrieve the average time taken to ship orders for each shipping method:
SELECT shipping_method, AVG(DATEDIFF(DAY, order_date, ship_date)) AS
avg_shipping_time
FROM Orders
GROUP BY shipping_method;

30. Find the total number of unique customers who made purchases in each year:
SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM order_date) AS year, COUNT(DISTINCT customer_id) AS
num_customers
FROM Orders
GROUP BY EXTRACT(YEAR FROM order_date);

31. Retrieve the top 3 highest-paid employees in each department:


SELECT department, employee_name, salary
FROM (
SELECT department, employee_name, salary,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY department ORDER BY salary DESC) AS rank
FROM Employee
) AS ranked_employees
WHERE rank <= 3;

32. Find the average salary difference between employees and their managers:
SELECT AVG(e.salary - m.salary) AS avg_salary_difference
FROM Employee e
JOIN Employee m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id;

33. List customers who have spent more than the average total amount spent by all
customers:
SELECT customer_id, SUM(amount) AS total_spent
FROM Orders
GROUP BY customer_id
HAVING SUM(amount) > (SELECT AVG(total_amount) FROM (SELECT SUM(amount) AS
total_amount FROM Orders GROUP BY customer_id) AS avg_amount);

34. Retrieve the top 5 categories with the highest average sales amount:
SELECT category, AVG(amount) AS avg_sales_amount
FROM Products
GROUP BY category
ORDER BY avg_sales_amount DESC
LIMIT 5;

35. Calculate the median salary of employees:


SELECT AVG(salary) AS median_salary
FROM (
SELECT salary, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY salary) AS row_num,
COUNT(*) OVER () AS total_rows
FROM Employee
) AS salary_data
WHERE row_num IN ((total_rows + 1) / 2, (total_rows + 2) / 2);

36. Find the employees who have never been managers:


SELECT *
FROM Employee
WHERE employee_id NOT IN (SELECT DISTINCT manager_id FROM Employee WHERE manager_id
IS NOT NULL);

37. Retrieve the top 3 most recent orders for each customer:
SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_date
FROM (
SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_date,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY customer_id ORDER BY order_date DESC) AS rank
FROM Orders
) AS ranked_orders
WHERE rank <= 3;

38. List the customers who have placed orders in all categories:
SELECT customer_id
FROM Orders
GROUP BY customer_id
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT category_id) = (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT category_id) FROM
Products);

39. Calculate the percentage of null values in each column of a table:


SELECT column_name,
(COUNT(*) - COUNT(column_name)) / COUNT(*) * 100 AS null_percentage
FROM table_name
GROUP BY column_name;

40. Find the products that have been sold every month for the past year:
SELECT product_id
FROM Sales
GROUP BY product_id
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT EXTRACT(MONTH FROM sale_date)) = 12;

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