13. Actors' first name

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Table: actor

  col_name   | col_type
-------------+--------------------------
 actor_id    | integer
 first_name  | text
 last_name   | text

Sample results

actor_category | count
----------------+-------
 a_actors       |    13
 b_actors       |     8

Solution postgres

SELECT  
 CASE WHEN first_name LIKE 'A%' THEN 'a_actors'
      WHEN first_name LIKE 'B%' THEN 'b_actors'
      WHEN first_name LIKE 'C%' THEN 'c_actors'
      ELSE 'other_actors' 
      END AS actor_category,
  COUNT(*)
FROM actor
GROUP BY actor_category;
    

Explanation

This query is counting the number of actors in the "actor" table and grouping them into categories based on the first letter of their first name. If their first name starts with "A", they are classified as "a_actors", if it starts with "B", they are classified as "b_actors", if it starts with "C", they are classified as "c_actors", and all other actors are classified as "other_actors". The query then counts the number of actors in each category and returns the result.

Expected results



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