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Tell me which schema is better – star or snowflake?

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Answer:

The choice of a schema always depends upon the project requirements & scenarios.

Since star schema is in de-normalized form, you require fewer joins for a query. The query is simple and runs faster in a star schema. Coming to the snowflake schema, since it is in normalized form, it will require a number of joins as compared to a star schema, the query will be complex and execution will be slower than star schema.

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