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-- get post time of accepted answers, 
SELECT QuestionTime, COUNT(*) AS num FROM (

SELECT 
  CAST(CAST(CAST(Posts.CreationDate AS time) AS varchar(2)) AS int)[AnswerTime]
  ,CAST(CAST(CAST(AcceptedAnswers.QuestionDate AS time) AS varchar(2)) AS int)[QuestionTime]
  --,Posts.CreationDate AS AnswerDateTime
  --,AcceptedAnswers.QuestionDate AS QuestionDateTime
FROM 
  Posts, 
  (
  SELECT 
    AcceptedAnswerId
    , Id AS QuestionId
    , CreationDate AS QuestionDate --creation date of question
    --, Users.Reputation
  FROM 
    Posts 
    --INNER JOIN Users ON Posts.OwnerUserId = Users.Id
  WHERE  
    AcceptedAnswerId >= 1      
    
    --good answers
    ----AND Score > 50      
    --since removal of accept rate from stackexchange
    ----AND CreationDate > Convert(datetime, '1 FEB 2013' )      
    --from expert users (it doesn't make much difference)
    ----AND Users.Reputation >10000
  ) AS AcceptedAnswers
WHERE
  Posts.Id = AcceptedAnswers.AcceptedAnswerId --answers posts
  AND DATEDIFF(hour,AcceptedAnswers.QuestionDate,Posts.CreationDate) < 1
) AS TimesTable
GROUP BY
  QuestionTime
  --,AnswerTime  
ORDER BY
  --AnswerTime ASC
  QuestionTime ASC

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