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Covering Database Basics

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As you have seen, data science revolves around better understanding your data. That’s why you’ll work with databases to access the data you need to ask interesting questions. There are many different types of databases. In addition, there is a lot of terminology used specifically for databases. You will need to be familiar with the basic concepts and terms used in the database world and with how different databases are organized.

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Rose, D. (2016). Covering Database Basics. In: Data Science. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2253-9_2

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