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SQL Churn via Purchase Gaps
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SQL Churn via Purchase Gaps

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to identify customer churn patterns by calculating the time gap between consecutive purchases for each user.

Use the users and purchases tables. Classify a gap of at least 90 days as churn_risk; shorter gaps are active.

Output

  1. One row per purchase that has a previous purchase by the same user.
  2. Return user_id, user_name, purchase_id, purchase_date, previous_purchase_date, gap_days, and churn_status.
  3. Order by user_id, purchase_date, and purchase_id ascending.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
user_nameVARCHAR(100)User's display name
emailVARCHAR(255)User email address
purchases
ColumnTypeDescription
purchase_idPKINTUnique purchase identifier
user_idINTUser who made the purchase
purchase_dateDATEDate of the purchase
purchase_amountNUMERIC(10,2)Purchase amount
Tablesuserspurchases
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