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Compare Signup Cohorts by Retention
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Compare Signup Cohorts by Retention

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

StreamWave wants to compare how different signup cohorts behave after registration. Write a SQL query to measure 30-day engagement by monthly signup cohort.

Requirements

  1. Define each user's cohort as the month of their signup_date.
  2. For each cohort month, calculate:
    • total users in the cohort
    • users with at least one session_start event within 30 days of signup
    • the percentage of engaged users in the cohort
  3. Return one row per cohort month.
  4. Order results by cohort month ascending.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
signup_dateDATEDate the user signed up
acquisition_channelVARCHAR(50)Marketing channel that acquired the user
events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique event identifier
user_idINTUser who generated the event
event_typeVARCHAR(50)Type of user event
event_dateDATEDate the event occurred
Tablesusersevents
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