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    Differences between star and snowflake schemas


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    Star schema

    A single fact table with N number of Dimension



    Snowflake schema

    Any dimensions with extended dimensions are know as snowflake schema




    star schema is a logical structure that can be arranged with fact and dimension tables
    in a star formation.it looks like a star with fact table at the core of the star and the dimension tables along the spikes of the star.the dimension model is therefore called a STAR SCHEMA.

    SNOWFLAKING is a method of normalizing the dimension tables in a star schema.



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    star schema is a logical structure that can be arranged with fact and dimension tables
    in a star formation.it looks like a star with fact table at the core of the star and the dimension tables along the spikes of the star.the dimension model is therefore called a STAR SCHEMA.

    SNOWFLAKING is a method of normalizing the dimension tables in a star schema.



     Posted by: harinathreddy    

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