Aggregations: Counting, Summing, and Averaging Your Data

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Learn to perform aggregations in SQL to extract insights from your data

intermediate Published 29 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Use the COUNT() function to count the number of rows in a table
  2. Apply the SUM() function to calculate the total value of a column
  3. Calculate the average value of a column using the AVG() function
  4. Combine aggregations with GROUP BY to analyze data by categories
  5. Practice using aggregations with HAVING to filter grouped data
Who Needs to Know This

Data analysts and scientists can benefit from understanding aggregations to analyze and summarize large datasets, while software engineers can apply these concepts to improve their database querying skills

Key Insight

💡 Aggregations in SQL allow you to extract insights from your data by performing calculations on groups of rows

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