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Pivot for Trend Identification

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Demonstrate how you would use a pivot table to identify trends in this provided dataset.

Use the provided OpenX ad-performance tables and return one row for every listed channel, including channels without activity. Compare January, February, and March 2025 totals to classify the overall trend from January to March.

Output

  1. One row per channel, ordered alphabetically with null channel names last.
  2. Columns: channel_name, january_impressions, february_impressions, march_impressions, and trend.
  3. trend must be Increasing, Declining, or Stable.

Schema

supply_channels
ColumnTypeDescription
channel_idPKINTUnique advertising channel identifier
channel_nameVARCHAR(100)Display name of the advertising channel
ad_performance
ColumnTypeDescription
performance_idPKINTUnique performance record identifier
channel_idINTAdvertising channel identifier
report_dateDATEDate covered by the performance record
impressionsINTNumber of served ad impressions
Tablessupply_channelsad_performance
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