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Databases Reporting with SQL Aggregate and Numeric Functions Counting Groups

Posted by Thomas Dam
Thomas Dam
5,237 Points

Having trouble with Task 2 of Challenge

Hi, I am currently trying to crack this task but with no avail. I see that it tells me to count the unique genres and alias it as total_genres. This is the input I am trying out with no success:

SELECT DISTINCT genre, COUNT(*) AS total_genres FROM books GROUP BY genre

Am I nearly there, or am I missing a step? Please let me know so I can figure out what the question is asking me. Thanks!

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

Some hints

  • you are only selecting one column in this challenge
  • syntax COUNT([ALL | DISTINCT] expression);
  • you don't need a group by
Thomas Dam
Thomas Dam
5,237 Points

Thanks for the hints. I eventually figured it out after trying many different answers before you posted this comment. At the same time, your help is very much appreciated. I'm sure it will help others out there who are lost on this particular task like I was.