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Left Join vs Inner Join

GSKEasySQL & Data Manipulation00:00
GSK
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Welcome to your interview for the Data Analyst role at GSK.

The question is on your right: Left Join vs Inner Join. Take a moment with it first.

Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen. You have three graded attempts to score 7/10 or better.

Only Submit answer is graded - discussion is free practice.

Problem

Explain the difference between a left join and an inner join in SQL, and describe a scenario in a pharmaceutical dataset where using the wrong join would lead to incorrect patient metrics.