Highlight some differences between Star and Snowflake schema.
STAR Schema | SNOWFLAKE Shema |
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In Data Warehousing star schema is one of the simplest schemas. | A Snowflake schema is a complex one as it contains more dimensions. |
The structure looks like a star which consists of fact tables and associated dimension tables. | Data is structured in the snowflake form and split into more tables after normalization. |
It has simple database designs | It has complex database designs and data handling storage. |
Fast cube processing is done in a star schema. | Slower cube processing is done in a snowflake schema. |
It has high chances of data redundancy. | It has low chances of data redundancy. |
In this schema, the dimensions hierarchy is stored in the form of dimensions tables. | In this schema, hierarchy is stored in the form of an individual table. |
BY Best Interview Question ON 14 Nov 2022