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SQL Top Metrics for Quarter
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SQL Top Metrics for Quarter

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given these two database tables, write a SQL query to find the top three performing metrics for the last quarter.

Use the last completed calendar quarter and treat the average recorded performance score as the metric's performance. Return exactly three metrics when at least three have valid scores.

Output

  1. Columns: metric_name, average_performance, and performance_rank
  2. One row per metric, ordered by performance descending, then metric ID ascending to break ties

Schema

metrics
ColumnTypeDescription
metric_idPKINTUnique metric identifier
metric_nameVARCHAR(100)Metric name
metric_categoryVARCHAR(50)Optional metric category
metric_results
ColumnTypeDescription
result_idPKINTUnique performance result identifier
metric_idINTReferenced metric identifier
recorded_atDATEDate on which the score was recorded
performance_scoreDECIMAL(8,2)Observed performance score
source_systemVARCHAR(50)System that supplied the result
Tablesmetricsmetric_results
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