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SQL for Dataset Analysis

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write an SQL query to analyze a dataset and then write another query to go over it.

Use the supplied campaigns and ad_events tables. The first query should create a campaign-level analysis for January 2025. The second query should review campaigns with at least one impression by ranking them within each objective by click-through rate.

Output

  1. One row per campaign with January impressions, clicks, spend, CTR percentage, and objective rank
  2. Include only campaigns with at least one January impression
  3. Return columns named campaign_id, campaign_name, objective, impressions, clicks, spend, ctr_pct, and objective_rank
  4. Order by objective, objective_rank, then campaign_id

Schema

campaigns
ColumnTypeDescription
campaign_idPKINTUnique campaign identifier
campaign_nameVARCHAR(100)Campaign name
objectiveVARCHAR(30)Campaign objective
ad_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique event identifier
campaign_idINTCampaign associated with the event
event_dateDATEDate on which the event occurred
event_typeVARCHAR(20)Event category
costDECIMAL(10,2)Cost associated with the event
Tablescampaignsad_events
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