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NTILE(2) OVER (ORDER BY SUM(amount) DESC) AS ntile

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SQL> CREATE TABLE all_sales (

 2    year INTEGER,
 3    month INTEGER,
 4    prd_type_id INTEGER,
 5    emp_id INTEGER ,
 6    amount NUMBER(8, 2)
 7  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,1    ,1          ,21    ,16034.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,2    ,1          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,3    ,2          ,21    ,20167.83);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,4    ,2          ,21    ,25056.45);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,5    ,2          ,21    ,NULL);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,6    ,1          ,21    ,15564.66);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,7    ,1          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,8    ,1          ,21    ,16434.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,9    ,1          ,21    ,19654.57);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,10   ,1          ,21    ,21764.19);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,11   ,1          ,21    ,13026.73);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,12   ,2          ,21    ,10034.64);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,1    ,2          ,22    ,16634.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,1    ,2          ,21    ,26034.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,2    ,1          ,21    ,12644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,3    ,1          ,21    ,NULL);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,4    ,1          ,21    ,25026.45);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,5    ,1          ,21    ,17212.66);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,6    ,1          ,21    ,15564.26);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,7    ,2          ,21    ,62654.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,8    ,2          ,21    ,26434.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,9    ,2          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,10   ,2          ,21    ,21264.19);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,11   ,1          ,21    ,13026.73);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,12   ,1          ,21    ,10032.64);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from all_sales;

     YEAR      MONTH PRD_TYPE_ID     EMP_ID     AMOUNT

---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
     2006          1           1         21   16034.84
     2006          2           1         21   15644.65
     2006          3           2         21   20167.83
     2006          4           2         21   25056.45
     2006          5           2         21
     2006          6           1         21   15564.66
     2006          7           1         21   15644.65
     2006          8           1         21   16434.82
     2006          9           1         21   19654.57
     2006         10           1         21   21764.19
     2006         11           1         21   13026.73
     2006         12           2         21   10034.64
     2005          1           2         22   16634.84
     2005          1           2         21   26034.84
     2005          2           1         21   12644.65
     2005          3           1         21
     2005          4           1         21   25026.45
     2005          5           1         21   17212.66
     2005          6           1         21   15564.26
     2005          7           2         21   62654.82
     2005          8           2         21   26434.82
     2005          9           2         21   15644.65
     2005         10           2         21   21264.19
     2005         11           1         21   13026.73
     2005         12           1         21   10032.64

25 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SELECT

 2   prd_type_id, SUM(amount),
 3   NTILE(2) OVER (ORDER BY SUM(amount) DESC) AS ntile
 4  FROM all_sales
 5  WHERE amount IS NOT NULL
 6  GROUP BY prd_type_id
 7  ORDER BY prd_type_id;

PRD_TYPE_ID SUM(AMOUNT) NTILE


----------- ----------
         1    227276.5          1
         2   223927.08          2

SQL> SQL> drop table all_sales; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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NTILE(4) function is used for that ordering

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SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    empno              Number(3)  NOT NULL, -- Employee ID
 3    ename              VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),   -- Employee Name
 4    hireDate          DATE,                -- Date Employee Hired
 5    orig_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Orignal Salary
 6    curr_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Current Salary
 7    region             VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)     -- Region where employeed
 8  )
 9  /

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- prepare data for employee table SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(122,"Alison",to_date("19960321","YYYYMMDD"), 45000,       NULL,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(123, "James",to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), 23000,       32000,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(104,"Celia",to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       58000,        "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(105,"Robert",to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), 31000,      NULL,        "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(116,"Linda", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       53000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(117,"David", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), 78000,       NULL,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(108,"Jode",  to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), 21000,       29000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee

 2  /
    EMPNO ENAME      HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R

---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
      122 Alison     21-MAR-96       45000             E
      123 James      12-DEC-78       23000       32000 W
      104 Celia      24-OCT-82                   58000 E
      105 Robert     15-JAN-84       31000             W
      116 Linda      30-JUL-87                   53000 E
      117 David      31-DEC-90       78000             W
      108 Jode       17-SEP-96       21000       29000 E

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- Ntile SQL> SQL> -- NTILE(4) function is used for that ordering (100%/4 = 25%). SQL> SQL> SELECT empno, ename, curr_salary,

 2    NTILE(4) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) nt
 3  FROM employee;
    EMPNO ENAME      CURR_SALARY         NT

---------- ----------- ----------
      122 Alison                          1
      105 Robert                          1
      117 David                           2
      104 Celia            58000          2
      116 Linda            53000          3
      123 James            32000          3
      108 Jode             29000          4

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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NTILE(4) in reverse order

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SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    empno              Number(3)  NOT NULL, -- Employee ID
 3    ename              VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),   -- Employee Name
 4    hireDate          DATE,                -- Date Employee Hired
 5    orig_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Orignal Salary
 6    curr_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Current Salary
 7    region             VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)     -- Region where employeed
 8  )
 9  /

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- prepare data for employee table SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(122,"Alison",to_date("19960321","YYYYMMDD"), 45000,       NULL,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(123, "James",to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), 23000,       32000,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(104,"Celia",to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       58000,        "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(105,"Robert",to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), 31000,      NULL,        "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(116,"Linda", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       53000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(117,"David", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), 78000,       NULL,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(108,"Jode",  to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), 21000,       29000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee

 2  /
    EMPNO ENAME      HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R

---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
      122 Alison     21-MAR-96       45000             E
      123 James      12-DEC-78       23000       32000 W
      104 Celia      24-OCT-82                   58000 E
      105 Robert     15-JAN-84       31000             W
      116 Linda      30-JUL-87                   53000 E
      117 David      31-DEC-90       78000             W
      108 Jode       17-SEP-96       21000       29000 E

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- The following query and result reverses the grouping: SQL> SQL> SELECT empno, ename, curr_salary,

 2    NTILE(4) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc, empno desc) nt
 3  FROM employee;
    EMPNO ENAME      CURR_SALARY         NT

---------- ----------- ----------
      122 Alison                          1
      117 David                           1
      105 Robert                          2
      104 Celia            58000          2
      116 Linda            53000          3
      123 James            32000          3
      108 Jode             29000          4

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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ntile and row_number

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SQL> CREATE TABLE sales(

 2    product_id            NUMBER(6),
 3    cid           NUMBER,
 4    time_id               DATE,
 5    sold         NUMBER(3),
 6    amount                NUMBER(10,2),
 7    cost                  NUMBER(10,2)
 8  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE products(

 2    product_id           NUMBER(6),
 3    name         VARCHAR2(50),
 4    subcategory     VARCHAR2(50),
 5    category        VARCHAR2(50),
 6    min_price       NUMBER(8,2)
 7  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> select b.subcategory, sum(a.sold),ntile(4) over (ORDER BY SUM(a.sold) desc) as quartile,

 2         row_number () over (order by sum(sold) desc) as rownumber
 3  from sales a, products b
 4  where a.product_id = b.product_id
 5  and to_char(a.time_id, "yyyy-mm") = "2001-06"
 6  group by b.subcategory;

no rows selected SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table sales; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> drop table products; Table dropped. SQL>

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ntile as quartile

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SQL> CREATE TABLE sales(

 2    product_id            NUMBER(6),
 3    cid           NUMBER,
 4    time_id               DATE,
 5    sold         NUMBER(3),
 6    amount                NUMBER(10,2),
 7    cost                  NUMBER(10,2)
 8  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE products(

 2    product_id           NUMBER(6),
 3    name         VARCHAR2(50),
 4    subcategory     VARCHAR2(50),
 5    category        VARCHAR2(50),
 6    min_price       NUMBER(8,2)
 7  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> select b.subcategory, sum(a.sold),ntile(4) over (ORDER BY SUM(a.sold) desc) as quartile

 2  from sales a, products b
 3  where a.product_id = b.product_id
 4  and to_char(a.time_id, "yyyy-mm") = "2001-06"
 5  group by b.subcategory;

no rows selected SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table sales; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> drop table products; Table dropped. SQL>

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NTILE(buckets) to calculate n-tiles: tertiles, quartiles, and so on

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SQL> CREATE TABLE all_sales (

 2    year INTEGER,
 3    month INTEGER,
 4    prd_type_id INTEGER,
 5    emp_id INTEGER ,
 6    amount NUMBER(8, 2)
 7  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,1    ,1          ,21    ,16034.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,2    ,1          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,3    ,2          ,21    ,20167.83);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,4    ,2          ,21    ,25056.45);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,5    ,2          ,21    ,NULL);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,6    ,1          ,21    ,15564.66);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,7    ,1          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,8    ,1          ,21    ,16434.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,9    ,1          ,21    ,19654.57);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,10   ,1          ,21    ,21764.19);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,11   ,1          ,21    ,13026.73);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2006,12   ,2          ,21    ,10034.64);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,1    ,2          ,22    ,16634.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,1    ,2          ,21    ,26034.84);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,2    ,1          ,21    ,12644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,3    ,1          ,21    ,NULL);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,4    ,1          ,21    ,25026.45);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,5    ,1          ,21    ,17212.66);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,6    ,1          ,21    ,15564.26);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,7    ,2          ,21    ,62654.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,8    ,2          ,21    ,26434.82);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,9    ,2          ,21    ,15644.65);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,10   ,2          ,21    ,21264.19);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,11   ,1          ,21    ,13026.73);

1 row created. SQL> insert into all_sales (YEAR,MONTH,PRD_TYPE_ID,EMP_ID,AMOUNT)

 2                  values(2005,12   ,1          ,21    ,10032.64);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from all_sales;

     YEAR      MONTH PRD_TYPE_ID     EMP_ID     AMOUNT

---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
     2006          1           1         21   16034.84
     2006          2           1         21   15644.65
     2006          3           2         21   20167.83
     2006          4           2         21   25056.45
     2006          5           2         21
     2006          6           1         21   15564.66
     2006          7           1         21   15644.65
     2006          8           1         21   16434.82
     2006          9           1         21   19654.57
     2006         10           1         21   21764.19
     2006         11           1         21   13026.73
     2006         12           2         21   10034.64
     2005          1           2         22   16634.84
     2005          1           2         21   26034.84
     2005          2           1         21   12644.65
     2005          3           1         21
     2005          4           1         21   25026.45
     2005          5           1         21   17212.66
     2005          6           1         21   15564.26
     2005          7           2         21   62654.82
     2005          8           2         21   26434.82
     2005          9           2         21   15644.65
     2005         10           2         21   21264.19
     2005         11           1         21   13026.73
     2005         12           1         21   10032.64

25 rows selected. SQL> SQL> --Using the NTILE() Function SQL> SQL> --NTILE(buckets) to calculate n-tiles: tertiles, quartiles, and so on; SQL> --bucket specifies the number of �buckets?into which groups of rows are placed. SQL> --For example, NTILE(2) specifies two buckets and divides the groups of rows in two; SQL> --NTILE(4) divides the groups into four. SQL> SQL> SELECT

 2   prd_type_id, SUM(amount),
 3   NTILE(4) OVER (ORDER BY SUM(amount) DESC) AS ntile
 4  FROM all_sales
 5  WHERE amount IS NOT NULL
 6  GROUP BY prd_type_id
 7  ORDER BY prd_type_id;

PRD_TYPE_ID SUM(AMOUNT) NTILE


----------- ----------
         1    227276.5          1
         2   223927.08          2

SQL> SQL> drop table all_sales; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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NTile with NULLS LAST

   <source lang="sql">

SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    empno              Number(3)  NOT NULL, -- Employee ID
 3    ename              VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),   -- Employee Name
 4    hireDate          DATE,                -- Date Employee Hired
 5    orig_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Orignal Salary
 6    curr_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Current Salary
 7    region             VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)     -- Region where employeed
 8  )
 9  /

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- prepare data for employee table SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(122,"Alison",to_date("19960321","YYYYMMDD"), 45000,       NULL,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(123, "James",to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), 23000,       32000,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(104,"Celia",to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       58000,        "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(105,"Robert",to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), 31000,      NULL,        "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(116,"Linda", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       53000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(117,"David", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), 78000,       NULL,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(108,"Jode",  to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), 21000,       29000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee

 2  /
    EMPNO ENAME      HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R

---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
      122 Alison     21-MAR-96       45000             E
      123 James      12-DEC-78       23000       32000 W
      104 Celia      24-OCT-82                   58000 E
      105 Robert     15-JAN-84       31000             W
      116 Linda      30-JUL-87                   53000 E
      117 David      31-DEC-90       78000             W
      108 Jode       17-SEP-96       21000       29000 E

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- And with NULLS LAST: SQL> SQL> SELECT ename, curr_salary sal,

 2    ntile(2) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n2,
 3    ntile(3) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n3,
 4    ntile(4) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n4,
 5    ntile(5) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n5,
 6    ntile(6) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n6,
 7    ntile(8) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc NULLS LAST) n8
 8  FROM employee;

ENAME SAL N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N8


---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Celia 58000 1 1 1 1 1 1 Linda 53000 1 1 1 1 1 2 James 32000 1 1 2 2 2 3 Jode 29000 1 2 2 2 3 4 David 2 2 3 3 4 5 Alison 2 3 3 4 5 6 Robert 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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To get a clearer picture of the NTILE function

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SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    empno              Number(3)  NOT NULL, -- Employee ID
 3    ename              VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),   -- Employee Name
 4    hireDate          DATE,                -- Date Employee Hired
 5    orig_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Orignal Salary
 6    curr_salary        Number(8,2),         -- Current Salary
 7    region             VARCHAR2(1 BYTE)     -- Region where employeed
 8  )
 9  /

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- prepare data for employee table SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(122,"Alison",to_date("19960321","YYYYMMDD"), 45000,       NULL,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(123, "James",to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), 23000,       32000,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(104,"Celia",to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       58000,        "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(105,"Robert",to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), 31000,      NULL,        "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(116,"Linda", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), NULL,       53000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(117,"David", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), 78000,       NULL,       "W")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> insert into Employee(empno, ename, hireDate, orig_salary, curr_salary, region)

 2                values(108,"Jode",  to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), 21000,       29000,       "E")
 3  /

1 row created. SQL> SQL> -- display data in the table SQL> select * from Employee

 2  /
    EMPNO ENAME      HIREDATE  ORIG_SALARY CURR_SALARY R

---------- --------- ----------- ----------- -
      122 Alison     21-MAR-96       45000             E
      123 James      12-DEC-78       23000       32000 W
      104 Celia      24-OCT-82                   58000 E
      105 Robert     15-JAN-84       31000             W
      116 Linda      30-JUL-87                   53000 E
      117 David      31-DEC-90       78000             W
      108 Jode       17-SEP-96       21000       29000 E

7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- To get a clearer picture of the NTILE function, we can use it with several domains like this: SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT ename, curr_salary sal,

 2    ntile(2) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n2,
 3    ntile(3) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n3,
 4    ntile(4) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n4,
 5    ntile(5) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n5,
 6    ntile(6) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n6,
 7    ntile(8) OVER(ORDER BY curr_salary desc) n8
 8  FROM employee;

ENAME SAL N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N8


---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Alison 1 1 1 1 1 1 Robert 1 1 1 1 1 2 David 1 1 2 2 2 3 Celia 58000 1 2 2 2 3 4 Linda 53000 2 2 3 3 4 5 James 32000 2 3 3 4 5 6 Jode 29000 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>


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