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SQL โ€ข LESSON 71

GROUP BY with AVG

How can we compare average salaries across departments?

Intermediateโฑ 3 Minutesโญ 840 XP
๐Ÿค” THE QUESTION

How can we compare average salaries across departments?

๐Ÿ’ก WHAT IS IT?

GROUP BY with AVG() computes the arithmetic mean for each group independently.

๐ŸŽฏ WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Comparing departmental pay averages, analyzing product rating means.

๐Ÿ’ป EXAMPLE
SELECT department, AVG(salary) AS average_salary
FROM employees
GROUP BY department;

๐ŸŽฏ Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade SQL code for GROUP BY with AVG.

  • โœ“ GROUP BY + AVG
  • โœ“ Group means
  • โœ“ Cross-department comparisons
  • โœ“ Benchmark rollups