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From: donovan@hpindwa.HP.COM (Donovan Hsieh)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: A few words on the "normaliztion"
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Date: 4 Aug 89 16:21:21 GMT
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/ hpindwa:comp.databases / rlh@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM (Ramon L. Holt) / 11:46 am  Aug  3, 1989 /

> I have been following along this line of discussion and understand most of
> it and have even learned something new (like that keeping similar data in 
> as few places as possible in called normalization) but could someone explain 
> 3NF, 4NF and MVD ? Could you also provide some simple examples that would
> show the differences between these levels of normalization (they are levels 
> dealing with normalization aren't they?).

In this notes file entry title "Do you normalize ?" reply #11, I have listed
4 books which may be helpful for those who like to know more about the
normal form theory. The first two books are suitable for those who are not
interested in mathematic, and the later are for more mathematic background
readers.

Donovan Hsieh
Hewlett-Packard
Business Network Division