SQL INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART-53

What is a subquery in SQL? Provide an example.

Answer:

Subquery:
A subquery, also known as an inner query or nested query, is a query within another SQL query and embedded within the WHERE, HAVING, FROM, or SELECT clauses. Subqueries can be used to perform operations that need to be completed in multiple steps.

Types of Subqueries:

1. Single-row Subquery:
- Returns a single row and single column.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name
     FROM employees
     WHERE salary > (SELECT AVG(salary) FROM employees);
     

2. Multi-row Subquery:
- Returns multiple rows and a single column.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name
     FROM employees
     WHERE department_id IN (SELECT department_id FROM departments WHERE location = 'New York');
     

3. Multi-column Subquery:
- Returns multiple columns and rows.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name
     FROM employees
     WHERE (department_id, salary) IN (SELECT department_id, MAX(salary) FROM employees GROUP BY department_id);
     

4. Correlated Subquery:
- Refers to columns in the outer query and executes once for each row selected by the outer query.
- Example:

     SELECT e1.first_name, e1.salary
     FROM employees e1
     WHERE e1.salary > (SELECT AVG(e2.salary) FROM employees e2 WHERE e2.department_id = e1.department_id);
     

Using Subqueries in Different Clauses:

1. In the SELECT Clause:
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, (SELECT department_name FROM departments WHERE departments.department_id = employees.department_id) AS department
     FROM employees;
     

2. In the FROM Clause:
- Example:

     SELECT AVG(salary)
     FROM (SELECT salary FROM employees WHERE department_id = 1) AS dept1_salaries;
     

3. In the WHERE Clause:
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name
     FROM employees
     WHERE department_id = (SELECT department_id FROM departments WHERE department_name = 'HR');
     

4. In the HAVING Clause:
- Example:

     SELECT department_id, AVG(salary)
     FROM employees
     GROUP BY department_id
     HAVING AVG(salary) > (SELECT AVG(salary) FROM employees);
     

Example Scenario:
Consider the following employees and departments tables:

-- employees table
+-------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| employee_id | first_name | salary   | department_id|
+-------------+------------+----------+-------------+
| 1           | Alice      | 60000    | 1           |
| 2           | Bob        | 55000    | 1           |
| 3           | Carol      | 75000    | 2           |
| 4           | David      | 80000    | 2           |
| 5           | Eve        | 72000    | 3           |
+-------------+------------+----------+-------------+

-- departments table
+---------------+-----------------+---------+
| department_id | department_name | location|
+---------------+-----------------+---------+
| 1             | HR              | London  |
| 2             | Finance         | New York|
| 3             | IT              | San Francisco|
+---------------+-----------------+---------+

Using subqueries:

-- Single-row subquery example
SELECT first_name, last_name
FROM employees
WHERE salary > (SELECT AVG(salary) FROM employees);

-- Multi-row subquery example
SELECT first_name, last_name
FROM employees
WHERE department_id IN (SELECT department_id FROM departments WHERE location = 'New York');

-- Multi-column subquery example
SELECT first_name, last_name
FROM employees
WHERE (department_id, salary) IN (SELECT department_id, MAX(salary) FROM employees GROUP BY department_id);

-- Correlated subquery example
SELECT e1.first_name, e1.salary
FROM employees e1
WHERE e1.salary > (SELECT AVG(e2.salary) FROM employees e2 WHERE e2.department_id = e1.department_id);

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What is a Power BI Gateway and why is it used?

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- A Power BI Gateway acts as a bridge, enabling secure data transfer between on-premises data sources and Power BI Service.
- It allows for scheduled data refreshes and real-time data access for reports and dashboards hosted in the Power BI Service.

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SQL INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART-54

What are window functions in SQL? Explain with examples.

Answer:

Window Functions:
Window functions perform a calculation across a set of table rows that are somehow related to the current row. Unlike aggregate functions, window functions do not cause rows to become grouped into a single output row. The rows retain their separate identities.

Common Window Functions:

1. ROW_NUMBER():
- Purpose: Assigns a unique sequential integer to rows within a partition of a result set.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS row_num
     FROM employees;
     

2. RANK():
- Purpose: Assigns a rank to each row within the partition of a result set. The rank of a row is one plus the number of ranks that come before it.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS rank
     FROM employees;
     

3. DENSE_RANK():
- Purpose: Similar to RANK(), but ranks are consecutive integers, meaning no gaps between rank values.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            DENSE_RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS dense_rank
     FROM employees;
     

4. NTILE():
- Purpose: Divides the result set into a specified number of roughly equal parts, or buckets, and assigns a bucket number to each row.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            NTILE(4) OVER (ORDER BY salary DESC) AS quartile
     FROM employees;
     

5. LAG():
- Purpose: Provides access to a row at a given physical offset that comes before the current row.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            LAG(salary, 1, 0) OVER (ORDER BY salary DESC) AS previous_salary
     FROM employees;
     

6. LEAD():
- Purpose: Provides access to a row at a given physical offset that follows the current row.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            LEAD(salary, 1, 0) OVER (ORDER BY salary DESC) AS next_salary
     FROM employees;
     

7. FIRST_VALUE() and LAST_VALUE():
- Purpose: Returns the first and last value in an ordered set of values.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            FIRST_VALUE(salary) OVER (ORDER BY salary DESC) AS highest_salary,
            LAST_VALUE(salary) OVER (ORDER BY salary DESC) AS lowest_salary
     FROM employees;
     

8. SUM() OVER, AVG() OVER, MIN() OVER, MAX() OVER:
- Purpose: Performs aggregate calculations over a window of rows.
- Example:

     SELECT first_name, last_name, salary,
            SUM(salary) OVER (PARTITION BY department_id ORDER BY salary DESC) AS running_total
     FROM employees;
     

Tip: Window functions are essential for advanced SQL querying. They allow for complex calculations and data analysis without collapsing the result set into aggregated rows. Familiarize yourself with the syntax and use cases of each window function to effectively utilize them in your queries.

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POWER BI INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART-20

What are Quick Measures in Power BI?

Answer:
- Quick Measures in Power BI are pre-built calculations that allow users to create common measures without writing DAX code.
- They provide a simplified interface where users can input data fields and parameters to generate the desired calculation.

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SQL INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART-55

Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL in SQL.

UNION:
- Combines the result sets of two or more SELECT statements into a single result set.
- Removes duplicate rows from the combined result set.
- The columns in the SELECT statements must have the same number of columns, in the same order, with compatible data types.

Example:

SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees
UNION
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM managers;

This query returns a list of unique first and last names from both the employees and managers tables, removing duplicates.

UNION ALL:
- Combines the result sets of two or more SELECT statements into a single result set.
- Includes all rows from the result sets, including duplicates.
- The columns in the SELECT statements must also match in number, order, and data types.

Example:

SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees
UNION ALL
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM managers;

This query returns all first and last names from both the employees and managers tables, including any duplicates.

### Key Differences:

1. Duplicates:
- UNION removes duplicates.
- UNION ALL keeps all duplicates.

2. Performance:
- UNION is slower due to the need to remove duplicates.
- UNION ALL is faster as it doesn't need to check for duplicates.

Tip: Use UNION ALL when you are sure that there are no duplicates or when you want to retain all entries. Use UNION when you need unique records in the result set.

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What is the Q&A feature in Power BI?

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- The Q&A feature in Power BI allows users to ask natural language questions about their data and get answers in the form of visualizations.
- It uses AI to interpret the question and return the most relevant chart or graph.

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SQL INTERVIEW PREPARATION PART-56

What is the difference between DELETE, TRUNCATE, and DROP in SQL?

DELETE:
- DELETE is a DML (Data Manipulation Language) command used to remove specific rows from a table based on a WHERE clause.
- It logs each row deletion in the transaction log, making it slower and allowing the operation to be rolled back.
- Triggers are fired for the operation.

Example:

DELETE FROM employees WHERE department_id = 3;

This command deletes all rows from the employees table where the department_id is 3.

TRUNCATE:
- TRUNCATE is a DDL (Data Definition Language) command used to remove all rows from a table, effectively resetting it.
- It is faster than DELETE because it doesn't log individual row deletions; instead, it logs the deallocation of the data pages.
- Triggers are not fired for the operation, and it cannot be rolled back in some databases.

Example:

TRUNCATE TABLE employees;

This command removes all rows from the employees table but retains the table structure for future use.

DROP:
- DROP is a DDL command used to delete the entire table or database from the database system.
- It completely removes the table structure along with all the data and cannot be rolled back.

Example:

DROP TABLE employees;

This command completely removes the employees table from the database.

### Key Differences:

1. Purpose:
- DELETE removes specific rows.
- TRUNCATE removes all rows but retains the table structure.
- DROP removes the entire table or database.

2. Logging and Performance:
- DELETE logs each row deletion, making it slower.
- TRUNCATE deallocates data pages, making it faster.
- DROP simply removes the entire table structure.

3. Rollback:
- DELETE can be rolled back.
- TRUNCATE might not be rolled back depending on the database system.
- DROP cannot be rolled back.

Tip: Choose the appropriate command based on the task: use DELETE for selective row removal, TRUNCATE for clearing a table while keeping its structure, and DROP when you no longer need the table or database at all.

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What is drillthrough in Power BI?

Answer:
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What is a KPI visual in Power BI and how is it used?

Answer:
- A KPI (Key Performance Indicator) visual in Power BI is used to evaluate the performance of a metric against a target.
- It typically displays the current value, the target value, and an indicator (e.g., color or trend) showing whether the performance is on track, below, or above the target.

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What is conditional formatting in Power BI?

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1. Joins: Master INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN to effectively combine data from multiple tables.

2. Window Functions: Utilize ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and NTILE() for complex calculations across sets of table rows.

3. Common Table Expressions (CTEs): Write modular and readable SQL queries using the WITH clause to simplify complex queries.

4. Subqueries: Embed queries within other queries to retrieve specific data that meets certain conditions.

5. Aggregate Functions: Use COUNT(), SUM(), AVG(), MAX(), and MIN() to calculate aggregate values across rows.

6. Data Types: Understand and use various SQL data types (VARCHAR, INT, DATE, etc.) appropriately in tables and queries.

7. Transactions: Implement BEGIN, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK to ensure data integrity in multi-step operations.

8. Normalization: Apply normalization rules to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity in databases.

9. Indexes: Create and use indexes to optimize the performance of SQL queries, especially for large datasets.

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1. Data Modeling: Understand how to create and manage relationships between tables, define hierarchies, and optimize data models for efficient reporting and analysis.

2. DAX (Data Analysis Expressions): Master DAX functions like CALCULATE(), SUM(), FILTER(), and RELATED() to perform advanced calculations and create dynamic measures in your reports.

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5. Measures vs. Calculated Columns: Understand the difference between measures and calculated columns, and know when to use each for optimized performance and functionality.

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7. Custom Visuals: Know how to import and use custom visuals from the Power BI marketplace to enhance the visual appeal and functionality of your reports.

8. Row-Level Security (RLS): Set up and manage RLS to control data access for different users, ensuring that they only see data relevant to them.

9. Bookmarks and Buttons: Use bookmarks and buttons to create interactive reports, allowing users to navigate between pages and drill down into specific data points.

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1. Data Structures: Master Python data structures like lists, dictionaries, sets, and tuples to efficiently store and manipulate data.

2. Pandas Library: Proficiently use Pandas for data manipulation tasks like reading/writing files, data cleaning, filtering, grouping, and merging datasets.

3. NumPy: Understand how to use NumPy for numerical computations, working with arrays, and performing operations like matrix multiplication and statistical analysis.

4. Data Visualization: Use libraries like Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly to create visually appealing and informative charts, graphs, and dashboards.

5. Data Cleaning: Implement techniques for handling missing data, removing duplicates, converting data types, and normalizing data to prepare datasets for analysis.

6. Loops and Conditional Statements: Write efficient loops and use conditional statements to automate repetitive tasks and perform data-driven decision-making.

7. Functions and Lambda Expressions: Create reusable functions and use lambda expressions to simplify code and perform complex operations in a more readable way.

8. APIs and Web Scraping: Understand how to retrieve data from APIs and use web scraping techniques (with libraries like BeautifulSoup and requests) to gather and analyze web data.

9. Regular Expressions: Use regular expressions (via the re module) for pattern matching, text processing, and data extraction tasks.

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1. Tableau: A powerful tool for creating interactive and shareable dashboards. It offers a wide range of visualization options and integrates well with various data sources.

2. Power BI: Microsoft's BI tool that allows users to create detailed reports and dashboards. It’s known for its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with other Microsoft products like Excel.

3. Google Data Studio: A free tool that enables users to create customizable reports and dashboards. It’s great for integrating data from Google Analytics, Ads, and other Google services.

4. QlikView/Qlik Sense: QlikView is known for its associative data model, while Qlik Sense offers a more modern and user-friendly interface. Both are excellent for developing interactive dashboards and data visualizations.

5. Looker: A data platform that enables users to explore and analyze data with powerful visualizations. It’s particularly popular for its flexibility and integration with Google Cloud.

6. D3.js: A JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers. It offers great flexibility but requires programming skills.

7. Excel: While not as advanced as other tools, Excel remains a staple for data visualization, especially for quick charts and graphs, and is widely used due to its familiarity.

8. Plotly: A graphing library that makes interactive, publication-quality graphs online. It’s used in Python, R, and other languages, offering a range of chart types and customization.

9. Matplotlib/Seaborn: Python libraries for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations. Matplotlib is highly customizable, while Seaborn is built on top of it and offers a high-level interface for attractive and informative statistical graphics.

10. Infogram: An online tool for creating infographics, reports, and social media visuals. It’s user-friendly and ideal for those needing to create visual content quickly without coding.

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1. Formulas and Functions: Master essential Excel functions like VLOOKUP(), HLOOKUP(), INDEX(), MATCH(), IF(), and nested IF statements to perform complex data lookups, logical operations, and calculations.

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3. Data Cleaning and Transformation: Familiarize yourself with data cleaning techniques using functions like TRIM(), CLEAN(), TEXT(), and DATE(). Use Excel’s built-in tools like Flash Fill, Text to Columns, and Remove Duplicates for efficient data preparation.

4. Conditional Formatting: Apply conditional formatting to highlight key data points, trends, or outliers, enabling more effective data visualization and interpretation.

5. Advanced Charts and Graphs: Create a variety of charts, including bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, and histograms. Understand when and how to use each chart type for the best data representation.

6. Macros and VBA: Learn to automate repetitive tasks by recording macros and writing simple VBA noscripts, streamlining workflows and saving time on complex processes.

7. Data Validation and Dropdowns: Use data validation to control user input, ensuring data accuracy and consistency. Create dropdown lists and other controls for better data entry.

8. Lookup and Reference Functions: Deepen your understanding of advanced lookup and reference functions like XLOOKUP(), OFFSET(), and INDIRECT() for dynamic data referencing.

9. What-If Analysis: Perform what-if analysis using tools like Goal Seek, Data Tables, and Scenario Manager to model different scenarios and assess their potential impact.

10. Power Query and Power Pivot: Use Power Query for advanced data import, cleaning, and transformation, and Power Pivot for building sophisticated data models and performing complex calculations using DAX within Excel.

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1. Data Cleaning and Preparation: Master techniques for cleaning and preparing data, including handling missing values, removing duplicates, normalizing data, and ensuring data consistency across datasets.

2. Denoscriptive Statistics: Understand basic statistical concepts such as mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance to summarize and describe data effectively.

3. Data Visualization: Be proficient in creating visualizations using tools like Excel, Tableau, Power BI, or Python. Know when to use different types of charts (bar, line, pie, scatter plots) to communicate insights clearly.

4. SQL for Data Analysis: Use SQL to extract, filter, aggregate, and manipulate data from databases. Key skills include writing efficient queries, joining tables, and using subqueries and window functions.

5. Excel Proficiency: Excel is a must-have skill for data analysts. You should be comfortable with PivotTables, VLOOKUP(), INDEX-MATCH, and creating complex formulas to analyze and summarize data.

6. A/B Testing and Experimentation: Understand the fundamentals of A/B testing, including hypothesis testing, control vs. treatment groups, and interpreting results to drive decision-making.

7. Regression Analysis: Know how to perform and interpret linear and logistic regression, understand key concepts like R-squared, p-values, and coefficients, and use them to make data-driven predictions.

8. Data Modeling: Learn the basics of data modeling, including how to design and use data models that accurately represent relationships between different data entities.

9. Business Acumen: Develop a strong understanding of the business context in which you are analyzing data. Knowing how to align data insights with business goals is crucial.

10. Communication Skills: Being able to communicate data insights effectively to non-technical stakeholders is vital. Practice presenting your findings clearly, both in writing and verbally, using visual aids to support your narrative.

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1. Data Connections: Understand how to connect Tableau to various data sources such as Excel, SQL databases, cloud services, and CSV files. Familiarize yourself with live connections and extracts, and learn how to optimize data connections for performance.

2. Data Blending and Joins: Master data blending and joins within Tableau to combine data from multiple sources. Know the difference between inner, left, right, and outer joins, and how to blend data on common fields.

3. Data Preparation and Transformation: Use Tableau’s data preparation tools, including Tableau Prep, to clean, reshape, and transform data before analysis. Learn how to pivot data, split columns, and handle null or missing values.

4. Calculated Fields: Create calculated fields to generate new metrics and KPIs. Understand how to use Tableau’s calculation language, including basic arithmetic, logical functions (IF, CASE), and string manipulations.

5. Table Calculations: Get comfortable with table calculations for running totals, moving averages, and percent of total calculations. Understand how to apply and customize these calculations across different dimensions.

6. Visualizations and Charts: Be proficient in creating a variety of visualizations, including bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, heat maps, and geographic maps. Know when to use each type of chart to best represent the data.

7. Dashboards and Storytelling: Learn how to design interactive dashboards that effectively communicate insights. Use dashboard actions like filters, highlights, and parameter controls to create dynamic and interactive experiences for users.

8. Filters and Parameters: Use filters to control which data is displayed in your visualizations. Learn how to create and use parameters to allow users to interact with the data, changing views or calculations dynamically.

9. LOD Expressions: Understand Level of Detail (LOD) expressions like FIXED, INCLUDE, and EXCLUDE to perform complex aggregations at different levels of granularity within the same visualization.

10. Geographic Mapping: Utilize Tableau’s geographic mapping capabilities to create maps and analyze spatial data. Learn how to work with geographic fields, create custom territories, and overlay multiple map layers.

11. Performance Optimization: Learn techniques to optimize the performance of your Tableau workbooks, including reducing the size of extracts, minimizing the use of complex calculations, and using data source filters.

12. Data Governance and Security: Implement data governance best practices in Tableau by managing permissions, creating user filters, and securing data extracts to ensure that sensitive data is protected.

13. Integration with Other Tools: Understand how Tableau integrates with other tools and platforms, such as R, Python (using TabPy), and SQL for advanced analytics. Learn how to leverage these integrations to enhance your analysis capabilities.

14. Publishing and Sharing: Know how to publish dashboards to Tableau Server or Tableau Online and share them with others. Understand the different options for sharing, including subnoscriptions, embedding, and exporting.

15. Tableau Prep: Get familiar with Tableau Prep for data preparation tasks like cleaning, joining, and reshaping data before importing it into Tableau. Understand how to automate and schedule data prep workflows.

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Essential DAX Concepts for Power BI Interviews

1. Calculated Columns vs. Measures: Understand the difference between calculated columns and measures. Calculated columns are evaluated row by row at the data model level, while measures are evaluated based on the filter context within visuals.

2. Filter Context: Grasp how filter context works in DAX. This involves understanding how filters are applied to data in Power BI reports, especially when using slicers, rows, and columns in visuals, and how they affect measures and calculated columns.

3. Row Context: Learn about row context, which refers to the concept that DAX expressions are evaluated for each row of a table. This is crucial when creating calculated columns or when using functions like EARLIER().

4. Aggregation Functions: Be proficient in using basic aggregation functions like SUM(), AVERAGE(), COUNT(), MIN(), and MAX() to aggregate data across multiple rows.

5. Time Intelligence Functions: Master time intelligence functions such as TOTALYTD(), SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(), DATEADD(), and PARALLELPERIOD() to analyze data across different time periods, including year-over-year or month-over-month comparisons.

6. CALCULATE() Function: Understand how to use the CALCULATE() function to modify the filter context of a calculation. This is one of the most powerful DAX functions, allowing for complex calculations within specific filter contexts.

7. ALL() Function: Learn how to use the ALL() function to remove filters and return all rows in a table or all values in a column, which is essential when creating measures like percentage of total or cumulative sums.

8. RELATED() and RELATEDTABLE(): Understand how to use RELATED() to fetch related data from another table and RELATEDTABLE() to fetch related rows from another table, which is especially useful in star schema models.

9. Context Transition: Know how context transition works, which happens when a row context is converted to a filter context, typically using CALCULATE() or FILTER() functions. This concept is key for understanding complex DAX calculations.

10. Iterator Functions: Learn how iterator functions like SUMX(), AVERAGEX(), MAXX(), and MINX() work, which iterate over a table to perform row-by-row operations and then return a single value.

11. Conditional Logic: Be familiar with conditional functions like IF(), SWITCH(), and IFERROR() to create logic-based measures and calculated columns. SWITCH() is particularly useful for replacing nested IF() statements.

12. Virtual Tables: Understand how to create and manipulate virtual tables using functions like FILTER(), SUMMARIZE(), and ADDCOLUMNS(). These are not physical tables but are used within measures and calculated columns to perform complex operations.

13. DAX Variables: Learn how to define and use variables in DAX to store intermediate results, which can make your code more readable and efficient. Variables are declared using the VAR keyword and are useful for complex expressions.

14. Rank and Percentile Calculations: Master functions like RANKX() and PERCENTILEX.INC() to calculate ranks and percentiles within a dataset, which are often required in advanced analytics scenarios.

15. LOOKUPVALUE(): Get comfortable with the LOOKUPVALUE() function, which allows you to search for a value in a table and return a corresponding value from another column, similar to a VLOOKUP in Excel.

16. TOPN() Function: Learn how to use the TOPN() function to return the top N rows of a table based on specific criteria, useful for creating "Top 10" lists or similar rankings.

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SQL Essential Concepts for Data Analyst Interviews ✅

1. SQL Syntax: Understand the basic structure of SQL queries, which typically include SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, and ORDER BY clauses. Know how to write queries to retrieve data from databases.

2. SELECT Statement: Learn how to use the SELECT statement to fetch data from one or more tables. Understand how to specify columns, use aliases, and perform simple arithmetic operations within a query.

3. WHERE Clause: Use the WHERE clause to filter records based on specific conditions. Familiarize yourself with logical operators like =, >, <, >=, <=, <>, AND, OR, and NOT.

4. JOIN Operations: Master the different types of joins—INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN—to combine rows from two or more tables based on related columns.

5. GROUP BY and HAVING Clauses: Use the GROUP BY clause to group rows that have the same values in specified columns and aggregate data with functions like COUNT(), SUM(), AVG(), MAX(), and MIN(). The HAVING clause filters groups based on aggregate conditions.

6. ORDER BY Clause: Sort the result set of a query by one or more columns using the ORDER BY clause. Understand how to sort data in ascending (ASC) or descending (DESC) order.

7. Aggregate Functions: Be familiar with aggregate functions like COUNT(), SUM(), AVG(), MIN(), and MAX() to perform calculations on sets of rows, returning a single value.

8. DISTINCT Keyword: Use the DISTINCT keyword to remove duplicate records from the result set, ensuring that only unique records are returned.

9. LIMIT/OFFSET Clauses: Understand how to limit the number of rows returned by a query using LIMIT (or TOP in some SQL dialects) and how to paginate results with OFFSET.

10. Subqueries: Learn how to write subqueries, or nested queries, which are queries within another SQL query. Subqueries can be used in SELECT, WHERE, FROM, and HAVING clauses to provide more specific filtering or selection.

11. UNION and UNION ALL: Know the difference between UNION and UNION ALL. UNION combines the results of two queries and removes duplicates, while UNION ALL combines all results including duplicates.

12. IN, BETWEEN, and LIKE Operators: Use the IN operator to match any value in a list, the BETWEEN operator to filter within a range, and the LIKE operator for pattern matching with wildcards (%, _).

13. NULL Handling: Understand how to work with NULL values in SQL, including using IS NULL, IS NOT NULL, and handling nulls in calculations and joins.

14. CASE Statements: Use the CASE statement to implement conditional logic within SQL queries, allowing you to create new fields or modify existing ones based on specific conditions.

15. Indexes: Know the basics of indexing, including how indexes can improve query performance by speeding up the retrieval of rows. Understand when to create an index and the trade-offs in terms of storage and write performance.

16. Data Types: Be familiar with common SQL data types, such as VARCHAR, CHAR, INT, FLOAT, DATE, and BOOLEAN, and understand how to choose the appropriate data type for a column.

17. String Functions: Learn key string functions like CONCAT(), SUBSTRING(), REPLACE(), LENGTH(), TRIM(), and UPPER()/LOWER() to manipulate text data within queries.

18. Date and Time Functions: Master date and time functions such as NOW(), CURDATE(), DATEDIFF(), DATEADD(), and EXTRACT() to handle and manipulate date and time data effectively.

19. INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE Statements: Understand how to use INSERT to add new records, UPDATE to modify existing records, and DELETE to remove records from a table. Be aware of the implications of these operations, particularly in maintaining data integrity.

20. Constraints: Know the role of constraints like PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, NOT NULL, and CHECK in maintaining data integrity and ensuring valid data entry in your database.

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