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30-Day Retention SQL
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30-Day Retention SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify the retention rate of players who joined through a specific paid social media campaign versus organic channels over a 30-day period.

Use the supplied campaign identifier and count a player as retained when they have at least one activity record during the first 30 days after joining, excluding the 30th-day boundary. Include only the specified paid social campaign and organic players.

Output

  1. One row per acquisition channel, ordered paid social first and organic second.
  2. Columns: channel, eligible_players, retained_players, and retention_rate.
  3. Retention rate must be retained players divided by eligible players, expressed as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.

Schema

players
ColumnTypeDescription
player_idPKINTUnique player identifier
joined_atDATEDate the player joined
acquisition_channelVARCHAR(30)Player acquisition channel
campaign_nameVARCHAR(100)Paid campaign associated with the player
player_activity
ColumnTypeDescription
activity_idPKINTUnique activity record identifier
player_idINTPlayer associated with the activity
activity_dateDATEDate of player activity
Tablesplayersplayer_activity
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