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What is Join?

In Apex Flow Academy, "Join" means: A way to line up rows from two tables wherever a matching rule is true. It is taught in SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question and Data Analytics From Scratch: Answer Real Business Questions. Related terms include HAVING, INNER JOIN, GROUP BY and LEFT JOIN.

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The facts

What is Join?

A way to line up rows from two tables wherever a matching rule is true. (From SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question. 1 other course defines it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)

What does Join mean in SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question?

A way to line up rows from two tables wherever a matching rule is true.

What does Join mean in Data Analytics From Scratch: Answer Real Business Questions?

Matching rows from two tables using a shared key so you can use columns from both.

Where is Join taught?

Join is defined in SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question and Data Analytics From Scratch: Answer Real Business Questions.

Which lessons cover Join?

These lessons name it in their title or objectives:

  • SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question, lesson 1.4: New Columns From Old: Calculations and AS
  • SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question, lesson 4.1: INNER JOIN: Connect Two Tables
  • SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question, lesson 4.2: Join Three or Four Tables
  • SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question, lesson 4.3: LEFT JOIN: Keep Rows With No Match
  • Data Analytics From Scratch: Answer Real Business Questions, lesson 4.2: Join a Second Table Without Losing or Doubling Rows
Which terms are related to Join?

Next to Join in the course glossaries: HAVING, INNER JOIN, GROUP BY, LEFT JOIN, Aggregate function, Grain, NULL, Fan-out, Percentage points and Correlation.

The hard questions, answered straight

Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.

Do I need experience before I learn Join?

It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:

  • SQL: Ask Any Database Any Question: No coding or database experience is needed.
  • Data Analytics From Scratch: Answer Real Business Questions: You can save and find a file on your computer.

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