SQL PUZZLE | Count records the where the Vals is decreased by more than 2 between current & previous records | SQL Interview Question

In this puzzle you have to count the number of records where the Vals is decreased by more than 2 between current & previous records. Please see the sample input and expected output.

Sample Input

Expected Output

Script – DDL and INSERT Sample Data

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CREATE TABLE GetDiffOfTwo
(
	 Dt DATETIME
	,Vals INT
)
GO

INSERT INTO GetDiffOfTwo(Vals,dt) VALUES
(10,'2015-09-13 16:11:00.000'),
(11,'2015-09-13 16:16:00.000'),
(12,'2015-09-13 16:21:00.000'),
(11,'2015-09-13 16:26:00.000'),
(9 ,'2015-09-13 16:31:00.000'),
(10,'2015-09-13 16:36:00.000'),
(12,'2015-09-13 16:41:00.000'),
(9 ,'2015-09-13 16:46:00.000'),
(3 ,'2015-09-13 16:46:00.000')
GO

SELECT * FROM GetDiffOfTwo
GO

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SOLUTION – 1

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;WITH CTE AS
(
	SELECT IIF(Vals- ISNULL(LAG(Vals) OVER (ORDER BY Dt ASC),Vals)<-1,1,0) cnt FROM GetDiffOfTwo
)
SELECT SUM(cnt) [Count] FROM CTE

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Output – 1

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Count
-----------
3

(1 row affected)

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Enjoy 🙂

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