select
case
when month(DIFFERENTIATION_DATE) between 1 and 3 then '1Q'
when month(DIFFERENTIATION_DATE) between 4 and 6 then '2Q'
when month(DIFFERENTIATION_DATE) between 7 and 9 then '3Q'
when month(DIFFERENTIATION_DATE) between 10 and 12 then '4Q'
end as QUARTER,
count(ID) as ECOLI_COUNT
from ECOLI_DATA
group by QUARTER
order by QUARTER asc