Finance Data Analyst Path · Mission 3 of 30Starter

Account-type inventory

DISTINCT to find unique values in a column

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The Brief

Jordan ReyesSenior Auditoraudit-review

Pre-audit check — give me every distinct `account_type` value in `dim_accounts`. I want to see the list exactly as it's stored, including any weird casing. Just one column: `account_type`.

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DISTINCTData quality

Tables & columns available

dim_accountsdim5 columns
ColumnTypeKey
account_idINTPK
account_codeTEXT
account_nameTEXT
account_typeTEXT
is_activeINT

Hints (3)

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Hint 1

You want a unique list of account types — no duplicates. Think about the SQL keyword that removes repeated values from a result set.

Hint 2

Do NOT apply LOWER() or TRIM() — Jordan wants to see the raw values to spot casing bugs.

Hint 3

You should see 7 distinct rows — one of them is a miscased duplicate.