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Filtering with a subquery

Another approach to filter from a separate table is to use a subquery. The process is as follows:

  1. Create a subquery that outputs a list.
  2. In your main query, add a WHERE statement that references the list.

Your goal is to create the same report as the last exercise, which contains the following characteristics:

  • First column is bronze_medals, or the total number of bronze.
  • Second column is silver_medals, or the total number of silver.
  • Third column is gold_medals, or the total number of gold.
  • Only summer_games are included.
  • Report is filtered to only include athletes age 16 or under.

In this exercise, use the subquery approach.

This exercise is part of the course

Reporting in SQL

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Exercise instructions

  • Create a query that pulls total bronze_medals, silver_medals, and gold_medals from summer_games.
  • Setup a subquery that outputs all athletes age 16 or below.
  • Add a WHERE statement that references the subquery to filter for athletes age 16 or below.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

-- Pull summer bronze_medals, silver_medals, and gold_medals
SELECT 
	____, 
    ____, 
    ____
FROM ____
-- Add the WHERE statement below
WHERE ____ IN
    -- Create subquery list for athlete_ids age 16 or below    
    (SELECT ____
     FROM ____
     WHERE ____);
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