Transaction Trail Analysis

Transaction Trail Analysis :Compare Transaction Amounts Within Species by Ranking and Measuring Sequential Differences Intermediate

Rank transactions within each species and compare to the previous one.

The accounting team wants to analyze transaction patterns. Write a query to calculate the rank of each transaction amount (from highest to lowest) within each species and determine the difference between the current and previous transaction amounts.
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This reflects tracking financial transactions within customer segments to identify spending trends and changes between consecutive records.

You'll practice ranking values within groups and calculating differences between consecutive entries to reveal progression patterns.

This problem is labeled as Intermediate. It assumes you’ve written a few window function queries before, but you don’t need to be an expert. Use the hints and explanations if you get stuck — they’re there to help you think through the logic.

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