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Sharing semistructured data
From the course: Learning Data Science
Sharing semistructured data
- Data science teams work with many different data types. Relational databases are often the best choice if you have structured data. You need strict data model for structured data to fit into a predefined database schema. With structured data, it's usually straightforward to create reports. You can use the structured query language, or SQL, to pull data from your database and display it in a standard format. Structured data is like when you have all your spices in their spice jars. You know where everything is, and you know exactly where to find it. The problem is that few applications ever stay that simple. Let's go back to your running shoe website. Imagine using a relational database. You have the four tables. There's a table for your shoes, the customers, their addresses, and shipping options. All your structured data fits into a data model. The dates are standard. The zip codes are standard. Then you get an email from your shipping carrier. The carrier says that you can…
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