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Databases Reporting with SQL Aggregate and Numeric Functions Counting Results

Posted by Deborah Watson
Deborah Watson
2,614 Points

Count function

In the library database, how many books are with the genre of "Science Fiction"?

Alias the result as scifi_book_count.

The books table has the columns id, title, author, genre and first_published.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM books WHERE genre = "Science Fiction" AS scifi_book_count;

What am I missing?

1 Answer

Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points
Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points

I think the as "science_fiction_book_count" is in the wrong place. I believe it goes after the column you are selecting.

Deborah Watson
Deborah Watson
2,614 Points

Thank you! I worked it out just after posting the question. SELECT COUNT(genre) AS scifi_book_count FROM books WHERE genre LIKE "Sci% Fi%";