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#3705
Medium Database

Find golden hour customers

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Feb 27, 2026
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Table: restaurant_orders +------------------+----------+ | Column Name | Type | +------------------+----------+ | order_id | int | | customer_id | int | | order_timestamp | datetime | | order_amount | decimal | | payment_method | varchar | | order_rating | int | +------------------+----------+ order_id is the unique identifier for this table. payment_method can be cash, card, or app. order_rating is between 1 and 5, where 5 is the best (NULL if not rated). order_timestamp contains both date and time information. Write a solution to find golden hour customers - customers who consistently order during peak hours and provide high satisfaction. A customer is a golden hour customer if they meet ALL the following criteria: Made at least 3 orders. At least 60% of their orders are during peak hours (11:00-14:00 or 18:00-21:00). Their average rating for rated orders is at least 4.0, round it to 2 decimal places. Have rated at least 50% of their orders. Return the result table ordered by average_rating in descending order, then by customer_id​​​​​​​ in descending order. The result format is in the following example.

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solution.sql
#
# Table: restaurant_orders
# +------------------+----------+
# | Column Name      | Type     |
# +------------------+----------+
# | order_id         | int      |
# | customer_id      | int      |
# | order_timestamp  | datetime |
# | order_amount     | decimal  |
# | payment_method   | varchar  |
# | order_rating     | int      |
# +------------------+----------+
# order_id is the unique identifier for this table.
# payment_method can be cash, card, or app.
# order_rating is between 1 and 5, where 5 is the best (NULL if not rated).
# order_timestamp contains both date and time information.
# Write a solution to find golden hour customers - customers who consistently order during peak hours and provide high satisfaction. A customer is a golden hour customer if they meet ALL the following criteria:
# Made at least 3 orders.
# At least 60% of their orders are during peak hours (11:00-14:00 or 18:00-21:00).
# Their average rating for rated orders is at least 4.0, round it to 2 decimal places.
# Have rated at least 50% of their orders.
# Return the result table ordered by average_rating in descending order, then by customer_id​​​​​​​ in descending order.
# The result format is in the following example.
# Example:
# Input:
# restaurant_orders table:
# +----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+--------------+
# | order_id | customer_id | order_timestamp     | order_amount | payment_method | order_rating |
# +----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+--------------+
# | 1        | 101         | 2024-03-01 12:30:00 | 25.50        | card           | 5            |
# | 2        | 101         | 2024-03-02 19:15:00 | 32.00        | app            | 4            |
# | 3        | 101         | 2024-03-03 13:45:00 | 28.75        | card           | 5            |
# | 4        | 101         | 2024-03-04 20:30:00 | 41.00        | app            | NULL         |
# | 5        | 102         | 2024-03-01 11:30:00 | 18.50        | cash           | 4            |
# | 6        | 102         | 2024-03-02 12:00:00 | 22.00        | card           | 3            |
# | 7        | 102         | 2024-03-03 15:30:00 | 19.75        | cash           | NULL         |
# | 8        | 103         | 2024-03-01 19:00:00 | 55.00        | app            | 5            |
# | 9        | 103         | 2024-03-02 20:45:00 | 48.50        | app            | 4            |
# | 10       | 103         | 2024-03-03 18:30:00 | 62.00        | card           | 5            |
# | 11       | 104         | 2024-03-01 10:00:00 | 15.00        | cash           | 3            |
# | 12       | 104         | 2024-03-02 09:30:00 | 18.00        | cash           | 2            |
# | 13       | 104         | 2024-03-03 16:00:00 | 20.00        | card           | 3            |
# | 14       | 105         | 2024-03-01 12:15:00 | 30.00        | app            | 4            |
# | 15       | 105         | 2024-03-02 13:00:00 | 35.50        | app            | 5            |
# | 16       | 105         | 2024-03-03 11:45:00 | 28.00        | card           | 4            |
# +----------+-------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------+--------------+
# Output:
# +-------------+--------------+----------------------+----------------+
# | customer_id | total_orders | peak_hour_percentage | average_rating |
# +-------------+--------------+----------------------+----------------+
# | 103         | 3            | 100                  | 4.67           |
# | 101         | 4            | 100                  | 4.67           |
# | 105         | 3            | 100                  | 4.33           |
# +-------------+--------------+----------------------+----------------+
# Explanation:
# Customer 101:
# Total orders: 4 (at least 3)
# Peak hour orders: 4 out of 4 (12:30, 19:15, 13:45, and 20:30 are in peak hours)
# Peak hour percentage: 100% (at least 60%)
# Rated orders: 3 out of 4 (75% rating completion)
# Average rating: (5+4+5)/3 = 4.67 (at least 4.0)
# Result: Golden hour customer
# Customer 102:
# Total orders: 3 (at least 3)
# Peak hour orders: 2 out of 3 (11:30, 12:00 are in peak hours; 15:30 is not)
# Peak hour percentage: 2/3 = 66.67% (at least 60%)
# Rated orders: 2 out of 3 (66.67% rating completion)
# Average rating: (4+3)/2 = 3.5 (less than 4.0)
# Result: Not a golden hour customer (average rating too low)
# Customer 103:
# Total orders: 3 (at least 3)
# Peak hour orders: 3 out of 3 (19:00, 20:45, 18:30 all in evening peak)
# Peak hour percentage: 3/3 = 100% (at least 60%)
# Rated orders: 3 out of 3 (100% rating completion)
# Average rating: (5+4+5)/3 = 4.67 (at least 4.0)
# Result: Golden hour customer
# Customer 104:
# Total orders: 3 (at least 3)
# Peak hour orders: 0 out of 3 (10:00, 09:30, 16:00 all outside peak hours)
# Peak hour percentage: 0/3 = 0% (less than 60%)
# Result: Not a golden hour customer (insufficient peak hour orders)
# Customer 105:
# Total orders: 3 (at least 3)
# Peak hour orders: 3 out of 3 (12:15, 13:00, 11:45 all in lunch peak)
# Peak hour percentage: 3/3 = 100% (at least 60%)
# Rated orders: 3 out of 3 (100% rating completion)
# Average rating: (4+5+4)/3 = 4.33 (at least 4.0)
# Result: Golden hour customer
# The results table is ordered by average_rating DESC, then customer_id DESC.
#

# Write your MySQL query statement below

SELECT customer_id,
  COUNT(*) AS total_orders,
  ROUND(100.0 * SUM(CASE WHEN (HOUR(order_timestamp) >= 11 AND HOUR(order_timestamp) < 14)
               OR (HOUR(order_timestamp) >= 18 AND HOUR(order_timestamp) < 21) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) / COUNT(*), 0) AS peak_hour_percentage,
  ROUND(AVG(CASE WHEN order_rating IS NOT NULL THEN order_rating END), 2) AS average_rating
FROM restaurant_orders
GROUP BY customer_id
HAVING COUNT(*) >= 3
  AND SUM(CASE WHEN (HOUR(order_timestamp) >= 11 AND HOUR(order_timestamp) < 14)
         OR (HOUR(order_timestamp) >= 18 AND HOUR(order_timestamp) < 21) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) / COUNT(*) >= 0.60
  AND AVG(CASE WHEN order_rating IS NOT NULL THEN order_rating END) >= 4.0
  AND SUM(CASE WHEN order_rating IS NOT NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END) / COUNT(*) >= 0.50
ORDER BY average_rating DESC, customer_id DESC;