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Top 50 Business Analyst Interview Questions

The 50 most important questions to prepare for Business Analyst interviews. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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JoinsStart here. 9 questions · ~180 min
Calculate Monthly Sales Growth by Product CategoryMedium
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Calculate month-over-month sales growth for each product category using JOINs and window functions.

JoinsAggregationsWayfairREVOLVEFanatics
SQL FundamentalsMedium
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Use filtering and aggregation to summarize completed orders by customer.

JoinsData ManipulationGroup ByAccenture Federal ServicesAltenBank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
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Subqueries6 questions · ~120 min
Optimizing a Slow QueryMedium
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Rewrite a slow PostgreSQL reporting query to reduce scanned rows, avoid join multiplication, and return accurate monthly site metrics.

Subqueriesdatabase optimizationJoinsContinental FinanceCapgeminiDISH
Second Highest Trader SalaryEasy
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Find the second highest distinct salary from a single table using basic PostgreSQL ordering and limiting.

SubqueriesRankingSortingeClinicalWorksNNeenOpal CanadaInformatica
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Window Functions12 questions · ~240 min
Compare Monthly User Retention CohortsMedium
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Calculate month-1 retention for January vs February signup cohorts using joins, date filtering, and aggregation.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsTrideumZulilyJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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sql3 questions · ~60 min
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More topics20 questions · ~400 min
Monthly Sales Aggregation by Product CategoryEasy
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Aggregate monthly sales totals by product category using JOINs, GROUP BY, and date formatting.

WalgreensRevLatentView Analytics
Analyze Customer Purchase Trends with Window FunctionsEasy
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Calculate the monthly spending trends for customers using window functions and joins.

The Home DepotAvisoHewlett Packard Enterprise
SQL and Data Tooling ProficiencyMedium
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Aggregate project usage to identify frequently used data analysis tools and compare their hours and ratings.

analytics toolsToolsJoinsLimeadeLaSalle NetworkE15 Group
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