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Explain the difference between star and snowflake schemas.

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Question added by ALI ABDULLAH HASAN AL-KHAFAJI , Warehouse & Logistics Manager , Earth link Telecom
Date Posted: 2014/06/15
Ibrahim Dawnak
by Ibrahim Dawnak , Showroom Incharge / Sales Executive , Refcon General Trading Co LLC

When choosing a database schema for a data warehouse, snowflake and star schemas tend to be popular choices. This comparison discusses suitability of star vs. snowflake schemas in different scenarios and their characteristics.

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