You're working with a 'WEB EVENTS' table in Snowflake that stores user activity data'. The table includes columns like 'USER ID' , 'EVENT TIMESTAMP', 'EVENT TYPE (e.g., 'page_view', 'button_click', 'form_submission'), and 'EVENT DETAILS' (a VARIANT column containing JSON data specific to each event type). You need to identify users who submitted a specific form ('contact_us') more than 3 times within a 24-hour period. However, you are concerned about data quality, and the 'EVENT TIMESTAMP' column might contain duplicate entries for the same user and event. Which of the following SQL queries is the MOST robust and efficient way to achieve this in Snowflake, ensuring that duplicate timestamps for the same user and 'contact_us' form submission are not counted multiple times?

Correct Answer: B
Option B is the most robust and efficient for handling potential duplicate timestamps. Here's why: Inner Query & QUALIFY: The inner query filters for the specific event type ('form_submission') and form ID ('contact_us'). The 'QUALIFY' clause, along with OVER (PARTITION BY USER ID, EVENT TIMESTAMP ORDER BY EVENT TIMESTAMP) = 1', efficiently de-duplicates the data. It assigns a row number to each combination of USER_ID and 'EVENT_TIMESTAMP' , and only keeps the first occurrence (ROW_NUMBER = 1), thus removing duplicate timestamp entries for the same user. Outer Query & Aggregation: The outer query then groups the de-duplicated data by 'USER_ID' and uses 'HAVING COUNT( ) > to identify users who have more than 3 distinct form submissions. Here's why the other options are less suitable: A: This option doesn't handle duplicate timestamps. It will count each duplicate timestamp as a separate form submission, leading to inaccurate results. C: Option C has similar function as option B, however it's slightly less elegant using 'WHERE rn = 1 ' than using Snowflake's Qualify command D: This Option aggregates to just Date Level and thus doesn't provide a robust solution within a 24 hour Period. E: Option E uses a 'COUNT( ) OVER clause that doesn't provide de-duplication of the underlying data, thus a duplicate Event timestamp would be counted twice.