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Window Functions for Top Per Group

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL00:00
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Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to rank customers or events within each group and return the top record per group.

Use the provided customers and events tables. Calculate each active customer's total value from completed events, rank customers within their region, and resolve ties by the lowest customer_id.

Output

  1. One row per region, containing region, customer_id, customer_name, total_event_value, and customer_rank.
  2. Include only the top-ranked active customer in each region, ordered by region.

Schema

customers
ColumnTypeDescription
customer_idPKINTUnique customer identifier
customer_nameVARCHAR(100)Customer display name
regionVARCHAR(50)Customer region
is_activeBOOLEANWhether the customer is active
events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique event identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the event
event_dateDATEDate of the event
event_statusVARCHAR(20)Event processing status
event_valueNUMERIC(10,2)Value attributed to the event
Tablescustomersevents
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