# Intermediate SQL
This is a DataCamp course: Accompanied at every step with hands-on practice queries, this course teaches you everything you need to know to analyze data using your own SQL code today!
AI-native overview: SQL is the most popular language for turning raw data stored in a database into actionable insights. You'll learn how to filter, compare, and summarize data with SQL. You'll also get a taste of aggregate functions, sorting, grouping, and how to present data neatly. Accompanied at every step with hands-on practice queries, this course teaches you everything you need to know to analyze data using your own SQL code today!
## Course Details
- **Duration:** ~4h
- **AI-native duration:** ~5h (margin ~1h)
- **Level:** Beginner
- **Instructors:** Jasmin Ludolf, Yusuf Saber, Yassin Zain Alabdeen
- **Students:** ~19,440,000 learners
- **Subjects:** SQL, Data Manipulation, Data Science and Analytics
- **Content brand:** DataCamp
- **Practice:** Hands-on practice included
- **CPE credits:** 2.8
- **Prerequisites:** Introduction to SQL
## Learning Outcomes
- Identify and apply filtering techniques using WHERE, AND, OR, BETWEEN, and LIKE operators.
- Differentiate between aggregate functions (SUM, AVG, COUNT, etc.) and arithmetic operators in SQL queries.
- Recognize the correct use of WHERE versus HAVING when filtering grouped data.
- Define best practices for query readability using style guides, indentation, and aliasing.
- Evaluate and organize query results by applying sorting, grouping, and rounding techniques.
## Traditional Course Outline
1. Selecting Data - In this first chapter, you’ll learn how to query a films database and select the data needed to answer questions about the movies and actors. You'll also understand how SQL code is executed and formatted.
2. Filtering Records - Learn about how you can filter numerical and textual data with SQL. Filtering is an important use for this language. You’ll learn how to use new keywords and operators to help you narrow down your query to get results that meet your desired criteria and gain a better understanding of NULL values and how to handle them.
3. Aggregate Functions - SQL allows you to zoom in and out to better understand an entire dataset, its subsets, and its individual records. You'll learn to summarize data using aggregate functions and perform basic arithmetic calculations inside queries to gain insights into what makes a successful film.
4. Sorting and Grouping - This final chapter teaches you how to sort and group data. These skills will take your analyses to a new level by helping you uncover critical business insights and identify trends and performance. You'll get hands-on experience to determine which films performed the best and how movie durations and budgets changed over time.
## AI-Native Course Outline
1. Data Aggregation
- Summary Values: You will learn to summarize data by calculating key statistics like totals, averages, and counts, enabling you to extract meaningful insights from raw data.
- One Grouping Column: You will learn to break down summary statistics by categories, enabling you to compare metrics across different groups and discover patterns in your data.
- Multiple Grouping Columns: You will learn to analyze data across multiple dimensions at once, enabling you to discover nuanced patterns by breaking down summaries along several categories simultaneously.
2. Data Transformation
- Basic Transformations: You will learn to create new columns by combining and calculating values from existing data, enabling you to derive ratios and other metrics not available in the original dataset.
- Complex Transformations: You will learn to handle multi-step calculations and compute percentages of totals, enabling you to build complex metrics that depend on intermediate results.
3. Data Filtering
- Basic Filtering: You will learn to extract specific rows from your data based on conditions, enabling you to focus your analysis on relevant subsets and handle missing values and text patterns.
- Multiple Conditions: You will learn to filter data using multiple criteria at once, enabling you to extract precisely the rows you need by combining conditions with AND and OR logic.
- Complex Filtering: You will learn to simplify complex filtering by breaking conditions into separate columns, and to extract the opposite of a filter result, making your analysis more transparent and verifiable.
4. Conditional Operations
- Conditional Transformation: You will learn to apply different calculations based on specific conditions, enabling you to standardize values, classify data into categories, and handle varied scenarios within your data.
- Conditional Aggregation: You will learn to calculate summaries that include only values meeting specific criteria, enabling you to compute nuanced metrics like "average of delayed flights only" within each group.
## Resources and Related Learning
**Resources:** Films CSV (dataset), People CSV (dataset), Reviews CSV (dataset), Roles CSV (dataset), Course Glossary: Intermediate SQL (dataset)
**Related tracks:** SQL Fundamentals, Data Scientist in R, Data Scientist in Python, Associate Data Analyst in SQL, Associate Data Engineer in SQL, Associate Data Engineer in Snowflake, Associate Data Engineer in Databricks, Data Analyst in Databricks
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Intermediate SQL
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Uppdaterad 2026-03SQLData Manipulation4 timmar - 6 timmar3,950 XP480K+Uttalande om prestation
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Discover Filtering with SQL
You'll discover techniques for filtering and comparing data, enabling you to extract specific information to gain insights and answer questions about the data.Get Acquainted with Aggregation
Next, you'll get a taste of aggregate functions, essential for summarizing data effectively and gaining valuable insights from large datasets. You'll also combine this with sorting and grouping data, adding another layer of meaning to your insights and analysis.Write Clean Queries
Finally, you'll be shown some tips and best practices for presenting your data and queries neatly. Throughout the course, you'll have hands-on practice queries to solidify your understanding of the concepts. By the end of the course, you'll have everything you need to know to analyze data using your own SQL code today!Förkunskapskrav
Introduction to SQL1
Data Aggregation
Summary Values
You will learn to summarize data by calculating key statistics like totals, averages, and counts, enabling you to extract meaningful insights from raw data.
One Grouping Column
You will learn to break down summary statistics by categories, enabling you to compare metrics across different groups and discover patterns in your data.
Multiple Grouping Columns
You will learn to analyze data across multiple dimensions at once, enabling you to discover nuanced patterns by breaking down summaries along several categories simultaneously.
2
Data Transformation
Basic Transformations
You will learn to create new columns by combining and calculating values from existing data, enabling you to derive ratios and other metrics not available in the original dataset.
Complex Transformations
You will learn to handle multi-step calculations and compute percentages of totals, enabling you to build complex metrics that depend on intermediate results.
3
Data Filtering
Basic Filtering
You will learn to extract specific rows from your data based on conditions, enabling you to focus your analysis on relevant subsets and handle missing values and text patterns.
Multiple Conditions
You will learn to filter data using multiple criteria at once, enabling you to extract precisely the rows you need by combining conditions with AND and OR logic.
Complex Filtering
You will learn to simplify complex filtering by breaking conditions into separate columns, and to extract the opposite of a filter result, making your analysis more transparent and verifiable.
4
Conditional Operations
Conditional Transformation
You will learn to apply different calculations based on specific conditions, enabling you to standardize values, classify data into categories, and handle varied scenarios within your data.
Conditional Aggregation
You will learn to calculate summaries that include only values meeting specific criteria, enabling you to compute nuanced metrics like "average of delayed flights only" within each group.
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