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How do you ensure that you split up your data into an acceptable set of tables? For example, I might decide to store all of the information about employees in one table; but is that always the right decision? Is it always a good idea to have a separate table for the items that we sell? Again, if we sell mostly furniture and then start selling ice-cream, should the information relating to ice-cream sales go in the same table as that for furniture sales or a different one? How are you supposed to make these decisions?
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(2007). Getting the data into the correct tables. In: Inside Relational Databases with Examples in Access. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-687-2_12
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