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Monthly Retention SQL Query
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Monthly Retention SQL Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to join these tables and calculate the monthly retention rate.

Use the provided user and activity data. Treat a user as retained in a month when they have at least one activity record during that month.

Output

  1. One row per signup cohort and activity month.
  2. Columns: cohort_month, activity_month, active_users, cohort_users, and retention_rate.
  3. Include only activity months on or after the user's signup month. Sort by cohort_month, then activity_month.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
user_nameVARCHAR(100)User display name
signup_dateDATEDate the user signed up
user_activity
ColumnTypeDescription
activity_idPKINTUnique activity identifier
user_idINTUser associated with the activity
activity_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the activity occurred
activity_typeVARCHAR(50)Type of user activity
Tablesusersuser_activity
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