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Index 269<br />

application to relational database<br />

design, 64–66<br />

with Chen notation, 9, 10<br />

conceptual data model diagram,<br />

141<br />

constructs, 13–22<br />

definition levels, 9<br />

entities, 13–14<br />

entity clustering, 74–81<br />

generalization <strong>and</strong> aggregation,<br />

101<br />

global schema, 64–66<br />

illustrated, 14<br />

many-to-many binary relationship,<br />

87<br />

one-to-many binary relationship,<br />

87<br />

one-to-one binary relationship, 86<br />

Rational Data Architect, 193<br />

relationships, 14–15, 16–20,<br />

25–29<br />

simple form example, 9–10<br />

subtypes, 23–24<br />

summary, 30<br />

supertypes, 23–24<br />

of views based on requirements,<br />

61–63<br />

ER/Studio, 190<br />

Exclusion constraint, 29<br />

Exclusive OR, 29<br />

Executive information systems (EIS),<br />

148<br />

Existence<br />

defined, 19<br />

m<strong>and</strong>atory, 20<br />

optional, 20, 64<br />

Exponential smoothing, 179–80<br />

defined, 179<br />

double, 179, 181<br />

triple, 180, 182<br />

See also Forecasting<br />

EXtensible Markup Language.<br />

See XML<br />

Fact tables<br />

defined, 154<br />

granularity, 155<br />

See also Data warehouses<br />

Fifth (5NF) normal form, 127,<br />

133–37<br />

defined, 133<br />

membership algorithm satisfaction,<br />

134<br />

See also Normal forms<br />

Files, 2<br />

First normal form (1NF), 109<br />

Flows, 46, 47<br />

defined, 46<br />

guard condition, 46<br />

illustrated, 47<br />

Forecasting, 179–81<br />

defined, 179<br />

double exponential smoothing,<br />

179, 181<br />

exponential smoothing, 179–80<br />

least squares line approach, 179<br />

reliability, 180<br />

triple exponential smoothing, 180,<br />

182<br />

See also Data mining<br />

Foreign key constraints, 217<br />

Forks, 46, 47<br />

defined, 47–48<br />

example, 48–49<br />

illustrated, 47<br />

Fourth (4NF) normal form, 127,<br />

129–33<br />

goal, 129<br />

tables, 131<br />

tables, decomposing, 132–33<br />

See also Normal forms<br />

Functional dependence, 111<br />

Functional dependencies (FDs)<br />

defined, 6<br />

in n-ary relationships, 29<br />

primary, 118, 119<br />

secondary, 118, 119

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