Last answered:

21 Apr 2023

Posted on:

20 Apr 2023

2

Resolved: Why a subquery?

Why in this query we use a subquery? 

select a.emp_no,
max(salary) as max_salary from
(select emp_no, salary
from salaries) a group by emp_no;

Is this for the learning purpose?

Can we just use the following query with the same result?

select emp_no,
max(salary) as max_salary 
from salaries  group by emp_no;

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Instructor
Posted on:

21 Apr 2023

1

Hi Eugenia!
Thanks for reaching out.


Yes, you can use both queries. The idea is to practise subqueries.


Hope this helps.
Best,
Tsvetelin

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