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Correlated Subquery: Above Genre Average

intermediate~9 min25 pts
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Problem

A correlated subquery references the outer query. Find tracks that are longer than the average length of tracks in their own genre.

Write a query using a correlated subquery to find tracks longer than their genre's average duration.

Schema: Track

ColumnType
TrackIdINTEGER (Primary Key)
NameTEXT
AlbumIdINTEGER (Foreign Key → Album.AlbumId)
MediaTypeIdINTEGER (Foreign Key)
GenreIdINTEGER (Foreign Key → Genre.GenreId)
ComposerTEXT
MillisecondsINTEGER
BytesINTEGER
UnitPriceNUMERIC(10,2)

Schema: Genre

ColumnType
GenreIdINTEGER (Primary Key)
NameTEXT

Requirements:

  • Use a correlated subquery that calculates average duration per genre
  • Find tracks where Milliseconds > genre average
  • Return track Name, Milliseconds, and GenreId
  • Order by Milliseconds descending, then TrackId ascending to break ties
  • Limit to 15 rows

Correlated Subquery Pattern:

SELECT * FROM TableA a
WHERE column > (SELECT AVG(column) FROM TableA WHERE condition = a.condition)
SubqueryCorrelated SubqueryAVG
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