APPLE
SQL
Interview Questions
for Data Analyst
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1. Trade-In Revenue by Store
Problem Statement: Apple’s trade-in
program allows customers to return their
old iPhones for cash. Each store needs to
know how much revenue they made from
these trade-ins. We want to see the total
payouts for each store, sorted from highest
to lowest.
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trade_in_transactions
trade_in_payouts
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How to Solve:
Use the trade_in_transactions table for
transaction records and the
trade_in_payouts table for payout
amounts.
Connect the two tables using the
model_id to ensure you get the correct
payout for each transaction.
Use GROUP BY to organize the results
based on each store’s ID.
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Use SUM() to calculate the total payout
amount for each store.
Use ORDER BY to arrange the stores in
descending order of their total payouts.
Choose the columns to display: the store
ID and the calculated total payout.
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2. AirPods Purchase Patterns
After iPhones
Apple Statement: The Apple retention team
wants to understand buying patterns. We
need to find the percentage of customers
who purchased AirPods immediately after
buying iPhones. This includes customers
who bought both at the same time. We must
round the final percentage to the nearest
whole number.
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transactions
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How to Solve:
Use the transactions table to analyze
customer purchases.
Apply LAG() to check if AirPods were
bought directly after iPhones for each
customer.
Select only those customers who bought
AirPods following iPhones, without any
other purchases in between.
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Calculate the number of unique
customers who fit the criteria.
Find the total number of distinct
customers who made any purchase.
Use the formula (number of AirPods
buyers / total customers) * 100.
Round the final percentage to ensure it’s
a whole number.
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3. Product Ratings by Month
Apple Statement: We need to analyze
customer reviews for Apple products. The
goal is to calculate the monthly average
rating for each product based on user
reviews. Each review includes a star rating
from 1 to 5.
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The reviews table has the following schema:
review_id: An integer that uniquely
identifies each review
user_id: An integer that identifies the
user who submitted the review
submit_date: A datetime value that
represents when the review was
submitted
product_id: An integer that identifies the
product being reviewed
stars: An integer that indicates the
number of stars the product received in
the review (from 1 to 5)
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How to Solve:
Use the reviews table, which contains all
necessary data.
Use the EXTRACT() function to pull the
month from the submit_date.
Organize results by month and product
ID to calculate averages.
Use the AVG() function to determine the
average star rating for each product each
month.
Sort Results: Order the results first by
month and then by product ID for clarity.
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4. Average Monthly Sales of Apple
Products
Apple Statement: As a data analyst at Apple,
understanding the sales performance of
various products is crucial. We need to
calculate the average quantity sold per
month for each Apple product during the
year 2021. This data will help in making
informed business decisions and creating
insightful visualizations.
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products
sales
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How to Solve:
Use the products table for product
details and the sales table for sales data.
Perform an inner join on product_id to
combine sales data with product names.
Use a WHERE clause to focus on sales
that occurred in 2021.
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Use the MONTH() function to group sales
data by month.
Apply the AVG() function to determine
the average quantity sold for each
product each month.
Group the results by month and product
name for clear analysis.
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