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Joe Marcallini
Courses Plus Student 13,935 PointsSELECT genre, COUNT(genre) AS genre_count FROM books GROUP BY genre; Can you please tell me what is wrong with this
SELECT genre, COUNT(genre) AS genre_count FROM books GROUP BY genre;
Can you please tell me what is wrong with this query. It checks out in the SQL playground.
2 Answers
Marissa Wyss
2,092 PointsPosted earlier in the comments, but posting here as an answer:
To get the count of books, you need to count the titles (not the genre).
Therefore if you change COUNT(genre) to COUNT(title) in your statement, that should deliver the result.
Joe Marcallini
Courses Plus Student 13,935 PointsThank you Marissa.
Marissa Wyss
2,092 PointsNo problem!
Marissa Wyss
2,092 PointsMarissa Wyss
2,092 PointsTo get the count of books, you need to count the titles (not the genre).
Therefore if you change COUNT(genre) to COUNT(title) in your statement, that should deliver the result.