Species Spending, Shift by Shift :Compare Consecutive Customer Order Totals Within Each Species Group Intermediate
Compare each order’s amount with the next order from a customer of the same species.
Xorthax wants to compare spending across customers of the same species. For each order, show its total amount and the amount of the next order placed by a customer of that species. Sequence orders by order timestamp, then order ID.
Write Your Query
This represents analyzing purchase patterns across customer segments to identify spending trends within shared demographics.
You’ll practice grouping related data, sequencing it by time, and comparing values across consecutive records within each group.
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