11WORKING WITH DATES AND TIMES
Columns filled with dates and times can indicate when events happened or how long they took, and that can lead to interesting lines of inquiry. What patterns exist in the moments on a timeline? Which events were shortest or longest? What relationships exist between a particular activity and the time of day or season in which it occurred?
In this chapter, we’ll explore these kinds of questions using SQL data types for dates and times and their related functions. We’ll start with a closer look at data types and functions related to dates and times. Then we’ll explore a data set that contains information on trips by ...
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