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Challenge #343: Average App Cost

AYXAcademy
Alteryx
Alteryx

A solution to last week’s challenge can be found here.

 

Do you have to work with messy data?image-343.png

 

The provided dataset is Messy with a capital M. For this challenge, calculate the average cost of an app (Application Fee and Cost) based on the 10 most expensive apps.


Guidelines:
- You must use the values of the creator whose last name starts with S.
- Calculate the cost of each app (application fee + cost).
- Round up the cost of each app; for example, if an app costs $67.03, round up to $68.
- Determine the cost at X.99; for example, if an app costs $68, the final cost will be $67.99.
- Then you will calculate the average cost based on the 10 most expensive apps.

 

Start by cleaning the messy dataset.

 

 

Thank you for your comments. This Weekly Challenge was updated.

peter_gb
9 - Comet

Hmm I think I've followed the steps as described but my answer is off - $69.69 vs the given solution of 69.273 - can anyone point out what I've done wrong?

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patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

 

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Kenda
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula
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Getting a bit of a different answer than the one given
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harrame
8 - Asteroid
8 - Asteroid

I'm also getting a different answer from the provided solution.

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There are two ways I can see to approach the final answer. One, you do a unique on the parsed name of the product, and one without the unique. I got $69.69 and $68.99, respectively.
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Luke_C
17 - Castor
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Different than solution but consistent with everyone else's answer

AkimasaKajitani
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

My solution.

 

I also reached a different result.

 

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binuacs
20 - Arcturus
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RolandSchubert
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula
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Different result ... as all others

balajilolla1
8 - Asteroid
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Solution Attached

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