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Advanced SQL: Joins, Windows, CTE
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Advanced SQL: Joins, Windows, CTE

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

How would you solve SQL problems involving joins, aggregates, window functions, and CTEs for a bookstore-style schema?

Use the provided bookstore schema to produce a monthly sales analysis. Include only months with sales and return the two highest-revenue books per genre and month.

Output

  1. One row per included book, genre, and month
  2. Columns: genre, month, book_title, author_name, book_revenue, book_rank, genre_revenue, prior_month_genre_revenue
  3. Sort by genre, month, book_rank, and book_title

Schema

authors
ColumnTypeDescription
author_idPKINTUnique author identifier
author_nameVARCHAR(120)Author's display name
books
ColumnTypeDescription
book_idPKINTUnique book identifier
titleVARCHAR(200)Book title
genreVARCHAR(60)Book genre
author_idINTReferenced author, when known
sales
ColumnTypeDescription
sale_idPKINTUnique sale identifier
book_idINTBook sold
sale_dateDATEDate of sale
quantityINTNumber of copies sold
unit_priceDECIMAL(10,2)Price per copy
Tablesauthorsbookssales
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