ChallengeRetailSQL+20 XP

Data Analytics case 25: SQL sorting for Retail

Scenario

You are a data professional. An online grocery shop has an issue: leaders want the biggest items records first. As a Data Analyst, you are tasked to solve it.

Question

Sort the table from largest to smallest.

Your task

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Write your solution in the editor
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Deliverable: Sorted table
On success it is published as its own portfolio project

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Data Analytics · Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis — question 25 of 30

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1. Choose your dataset

Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.

IndustrySize

sql editorsales

Snippets

💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)

🌈 In short — no coding words

📂 Opens the "sales" table→✅ Shows you the answer

Altogether: this query reads your industry table, picks what you need, and shows the answer as rows.

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Type your code here ↓Tap or click inside the box to start

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Dataset & schema

sales

IndustryDataset size

The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.

Fields

sale_id	store	items
S1	Mall	6
S2	Town	2
S3	Mall	9
S4	Online	4

Retail data only.

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▶ Output terminal

$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.

Your next steps

Each item turns green when your answer includes it.

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