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Chapter 5: Subqueries
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Scalar Subqueries

A subquery is a query nested inside another query. A scalar subquery returns a single value (one row, one column).

You can use it in a WHERE clause to compare values against a calculated result.

-- Find students with scores higher than the class average
SELECT * FROM students 
WHERE score > (SELECT AVG(score) FROM students);

Task: Find all products that are more expensive than the average price of all products.

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