DATA WAREHOUSING FUNDAMENTALS: A Comprehensive Guide for IT Professionals

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10.1. CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

Clearly understand how the requirements definition determines data design
Introduce dimensional modeling and contrast it with entity-relationship modeling
Review the basics of the STAR schema
Find out what is inside the fact table and inside the dimension tables
Determine the advantages of the STAR schema for data warehouses

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