Differentiation between star and snowflake schemas
Briefly describe the differentiation between star and snowflake schemas?
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Star schema : A highly de-normalized method. A star schema has one fact table and is related with frequent dimensions table and depicts a star.
Snow flake schema : The normalized principles applied star schema is named as Snow flake schema. Each and Every dimension table is related with sub dimension table. Differences :
A dimension table will not have parent table in star schema, while snow flake schemas have one or further parent tables.
The dimensional table itself comprises of hierarchies of dimensions in star schema, while hierarchies are divide in various tables in snow flake schema. The drilling down data from top mainly hierarchies to the lowermost hierarchies can be done.
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