Aggregate Functions in SQL — Party Time with Candy Counting!
Hey there, SQL enthusiast! Imagine you’re at a lively party with a bunch of friends, and there’s a big bowl of colorful candies on the table. Now, let’s say you want to figure out some cool stats about those candies: like the total number of candies, the average amount each friend has, or even which friend has a candy stash that puts everyone else to shame. Believe it or not, SQL has some powerful tools, called aggregate functions, that do just this kind of “candy counting” on data! Think of aggregate functions as the ultimate candy counters of SQL. They let you perform calculations on groups of data in a table, just like you’d check everyone’s candy stash at the party. Let’s dive in! ...