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SQL Retention Over 90 Days
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SQL Retention Over 90 Days

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to calculate the retention rate of users who engaged with a specific document category over the last 90 days at Scribd. Treat a user as retained if they have another Scribd engagement within 30 days after their first engagement with the category. Exclude users whose first category engagement occurred less than 30 days ago, because their retention window is incomplete.

Output

  1. Return one row for the Audiobooks category.
  2. Include category_name, cohort_users, retained_users, and retention_rate as a percentage rounded to two decimal places.
  3. Include only users with a complete 30-day retention window.

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKINTUnique Scribd user identifier
documents
ColumnTypeDescription
document_idPKINTUnique document identifier
category_nameVARCHAR(100)Document category
engagements
ColumnTypeDescription
engagement_idPKINTUnique engagement identifier
user_idINTUser who engaged with the document
document_idINTDocument involved in the engagement
engaged_atDATEDate of the engagement
Tablesusersdocumentsengagements
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