What is the difference between snowflake and star schema?



What is the difference between snowflake and star schema?..

Answer / Rajat Pratap Singh

Snowflake Schema is an extension of Star Schema where the fact table in a star schema is further normalized by breaking down larger dimension tables into smaller, more detailed tables. This results in a more complex structure with multiple levels of hierarchy resembling a snowflake. The main difference lies in the normalization level and the resulting complexity.

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