Open petermr opened 5 years ago
An example:
if the Authors are
Kumari S, Pundhir S, Priya P, Jeena G, Punetha A, Chawla K, Firdos Jafaree Z, Mondal S, Yadav G.
should this be normalized (e.g. with a author table) or included as an opaque string?
Normalize: Authors can be searched and uniquified Searches are fast and precise LOT of work
Unnormalize -Rapid to create from where the data is currently at. -not easily searched (have to use LIKE %Yadav% so will get false positives)
Other examples are:
Plant synonyms: Create new table OR include opaque string
A new PLANT_SYNONYM table would look like:
primaryKey plantID synonym 1 22 Tulsi 2 22 Holy basil 3 . 22 Ocimum sanctum
where 22 was the primary key for Ocimum tenuiflorum
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Similar strategies are required for chemical compounds.
Given the time we have I would suggest opaque strings as attributes of the relevant tables.
An example:
if the Authors are
should this be normalized (e.g. with a author table) or included as an opaque string?
Normalize: Authors can be searched and uniquified Searches are fast and precise LOT of work
Unnormalize -Rapid to create from where the data is currently at. -not easily searched (have to use LIKE %Yadav% so will get false positives)
Other examples are:
Plant synonyms: Create new table OR include opaque string
A new PLANT_SYNONYM table would look like:
where 22 was the primary key for
Ocimum tenuiflorumSimilar strategies are required for chemical compounds.
Given the time we have I would suggest opaque strings as attributes of the relevant tables.