SQL | Archived exercise | Compare usage proportions for 2 countries

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Software ==> SQL  (198 exercises)
Version ==> Any version of SQL Server
Topic ==> Archived  (70 exercises)
Level ==> Harder than average
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If you haven't already done so, run the stored procedure in the above folder to generate a database of the world's leading websites. The tables we will use are:

SQL exercise - Derived tables and CTEs (image 1)

The tables of interest for this exercise

Create a stored procedure which takes in as input the names of 2 countries:

SQL exercise - Derived tables and CTEs (image 2)

Here's how we might test our stored procedure

Within this stored procedure, create a CTE giving for each website the usage proportion for that website for each of the two countries specified:

SQL exercise - Derived tables and CTEs (image 3)

For Facebook, for example, 5.1% of users are French, but only 0.9% Greek

Create a SELECT statement based on this CTE to show the results with a total:

SQL exercise - Derived tables and CTEs (image 4)

We now learn that taken together French and Greek users comprise 6% of Facebook users, for example

Optionally, save your work as Country proportions.sql, then close it down.

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