Practice - Multivalued Dependencies and Fourth Normal Form (4NF)
Practice Questions
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Define a multivalued dependency.
💡 Hint: Think about how one set of values can relate to others.
What does it mean for a relation to be in 4NF?
💡 Hint: Consider both conditions required for 4NF.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a multivalued dependency?
💡 Hint: Remember the 'many' concept in the definition.
Is a relation in 4NF also in BCNF?
💡 Hint: Think about the hierarchy of normalization forms.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a relation that lists students along with their hobbies and the languages they can speak. How would you restructure this data if it contained multivalued dependencies?
💡 Hint: Focus on identifying and isolating the independent values.
Imagine you have a dataset that contains employee skills and certifications, where employees can have multiple skills and certifications. Illustrate how this dataset could benefit from converting to 4NF.
💡 Hint: Think about how the overlap can cause data clutter.
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