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SQL: Top N Duplicate Groups
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SQL: Top N Duplicate Groups

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify the top N duplicate groups by count in a table.

For this exercise, use market_data_records and set N to 3. A duplicate group contains identical values across instrument_symbol, event_date, price, and quantity.

Output

  1. One row per duplicate group, with instrument_symbol, event_date, price, quantity, and duplicate_count.
  2. Include only groups occurring more than once.
  3. Return the three groups with the highest counts, ordered by duplicate_count descending, then the grouping columns ascending with NULL values last.

Schema

market_data_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique market data record identifier
instrument_symbolVARCHAR(12)Instrument symbol
event_dateDATEDate associated with the market data event
priceNUMERIC(12,2)Recorded instrument price
quantityINTRecorded contract quantity
Tablesmarket_data_records
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