Which schema design is characterized by a central fact table surrounded by dimension tables?
- Hierarchical Schema
- Relational Schema
- Snowflake Schema
- Star Schema
A Star Schema is characterized by a central fact table that contains numerical performance measures (facts) and is surrounded by dimension tables that describe the dimensions associated with the facts. This design is commonly used in data warehousing to simplify query performance and reporting.
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