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The document provides essential SQL interview questions and answers for data analyst candidates. It covers basic SQL knowledge, data retrieval, filtering, joins, and aggregate functions. Key topics include the use of SELECT statements, WHERE and HAVING clauses, and various types of SQL joins.

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Sql Interview Questions

The document provides essential SQL interview questions and answers for data analyst candidates. It covers basic SQL knowledge, data retrieval, filtering, joins, and aggregate functions. Key topics include the use of SELECT statements, WHERE and HAVING clauses, and various types of SQL joins.

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"Ace Your Data Analyst Interview: SQL

Questions You Can't Afford to Miss!


(PART I)🎯"

Basic SQL Knowledge:

1. What is SQL, and what does it stand for?

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2. How do you retrieve all columns from a table
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Answer: The 'SELECT *' statement retrieves all


columns from the specified table.

Use the 'SELECT * FROM table_name';


statement.
3. How can you select specific columns from a
table?
Answer: To select specific columns, list their
names after the 'SELECT' keyword, separated by
commas.
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table_name'; statement.

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and HAVING clauses?
Answer: The WHERE clause filters rows before
data is grouped, whereas the HAVING clause
filters grouped data based on specified
conditions.
Data Filtering and Joins:

6. Explain the various types of SQL joins (INNER


JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN).

Answer: Joins are used to combine data from


multiple tables.
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from both tables.
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query using logical operators (AND, OR, NOT)?
Answer: Logical operators allow you to
combine conditions in a query. Use AND to
require all conditions to be true, OR to require
at least one condition to be true, and NOT to
negate a condition.
8. How do you use the LIKE operator for pattern
matching?
Answer: The LIKE operator is used for pattern
matching in SQL. '%' represents any number of
characters, while '_ 'represents a single
character.

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10. How can you filter the results of a GROUP BY


query using the HAVING clause?

Answer: The 'HAVING' clause filters the grouped


data based on specified conditions. It works
similarly to the 'WHERE' clause but operates on
the aggregated data.

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