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June 18, 2007 08:18 PM

Data Warehousing: Measuring the Facts

Dimensional modeling makes raw data easier for BI end users to understand
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Michelle A. Poolet
SQL Server Magazine
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Dimensional modeling is made up of both logical and physical modeling. Measures are the core of the dimensional model and are data elements that can be summed, averaged, or mathematically manipulated. Fact tables are at the center of the star schema (which is a physically implemented dimensional model), and data marts are made up of multiple fact tables.

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Very elucidative article, specially for a beginner like me.
I will surely read the rest of the articles.

Keep Writing Michelle.
Marcos Galvani

Marcos8/26/2008 9:22:40 AM

great clarity

Jerry11/7/2007 1:25:40 PM

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