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Monthly User Aggregation Query
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Monthly User Aggregation Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to aggregate user data by month.

Use the users and user_events tables. Include only events with a non-null timestamp that belong to a known user.

Output

  1. One row per calendar month.
  2. Columns: month_start, active_users, total_events, and avg_events_per_user.
  3. Sort by month_start in ascending order.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique user identifier
display_nameVARCHAR(80)User display name
planVARCHAR(20)Current subscription plan
created_atDATEDate the user account was created
user_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique event identifier
user_idINTUser associated with the event
event_typeVARCHAR(40)Type of user event
occurred_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the event occurred
Tablesusersuser_events
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