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Top Categories by Average Order Value
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Top Categories by Average Order Value

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify the top 5 categories by average order value.

Use the provided order, order item, product, and category data. Each order should contribute at most once to each category, even when it contains multiple products from that category.

Output

  1. One row per category with category_name and average_order_value
  2. Include the five highest averages only
  3. Sort by average_order_value descending, then category_name ascending to break ties

Schema

orders
ColumnTypeDescription
order_idPKINTUnique order identifier
order_totalDECIMAL(10,2)Total value of the order
order_dateDATEDate the order was placed
order_items
ColumnTypeDescription
order_item_idPKINTUnique order item identifier
order_idINTAssociated order
product_idINTAssociated product
quantityINTQuantity purchased
products
ColumnTypeDescription
product_idPKINTUnique product identifier
product_nameVARCHAR(100)Product name
category_idINTAssociated product category
categories
ColumnTypeDescription
category_idPKINTUnique category identifier
category_nameVARCHAR(60)Category name
Tablesordersorder_itemsproductscategories
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