SQL Cheatsheet - Part Two (GROUP BY)

• GROUP BY is fundamental to perform aggregation functions (集計関数)
• When it throws an error, it's scary
• When it works for some unknown reason, it's even scarier
• Always wrap your aggregation targets in parentheses. AVG("age"), not AVG "age". PostgreSQL will absolutely lose it otherwise.

We will work with this table

table name: members

COUNT: Counts The Number of Records

SELECT COUNT("name")
  FROM members
WHERE "created_day" = '2021-02-13';

GROUP BY: Groups the same records together

SELECT "created_day", COUNT("name")
  FROM members
GROUP BY "created_day";

SELECT "created_day", "channel", COUNT("name")
  FROM members
GROUP BY "created_day";

This will throw an error, because the system doesn't know if 2021-02-13 in created_day corresponds to ad, or web in the column channel.

SELECT "created_day", "channel", COUNT("name")
  FROM members
GROUP BY "created_day", "channel";

Aggregation functions: (集計関数)

Aggregates values

• COUNT: number of records
• AVG: the average value
• MAX: the maximum
• MIN: the minimum
• SUM: the total

SELECT "created_day", AVG("age"), MAX("age")
  FROM members
GROUP BY "created_day";