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In SQL, which of the following is NOT a method to sort data?

ORDER BY

GROUP BY

HAVING

AND

In SQL, sorting data is primarily done using the ORDER BY clause, which allows you to specify the order in which the results of a query should be returned, based on one or more columns.

GROUP BY is used to group rows that have the same values in specified columns into aggregated data. While it organizes results, it does not sort them in the same way that ORDER BY does.

HAVING is a clause that is used in conjunction with GROUP BY to filter groups based on certain conditions. Like GROUP BY, it doesn’t directly relate to sorting but rather to filtering the results of grouped data.

AND is a logical operator used in SQL to combine multiple conditions in a WHERE clause. It does not have any functionality related to sorting data. Therefore, it is accurate to identify that AND is not a method to sort data in SQL.