/* mysql> SELECT species, sex, COUNT(*) FROM Bird -> WHERE sex IS NOT NULL -> GROUP BY species, sex; +---------+------+----------+ | species | sex | COUNT(*) | +---------+------+----------+ | Bus | m | 2 | | Car | f | 1 | +---------+------+----------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
*/ Drop table Bird;
CREATE TABLE Bird ( name VARCHAR(20), owner VARCHAR(20), species VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), birth DATE, death DATE ); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('BlueBird','Joe','Car','f','1999-03-30',NULL); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1979-04-30',1998-01-30); INSERT INTO Bird VALUES ('RedBird','Yin','Bus','m','1998-01-30',NULL);
/* Or, if you wanted the number of animals per sex only for animals whose
sex is known: */
SELECT species, sex, COUNT(*) FROM Bird WHERE sex IS NOT NULL GROUP BY species, sex;
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