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Wong, S. K. M.; Butz, C. J.; Xiang, Y. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Describes a bottom-up procedure for discovering multivalued dependencies in observed data without knowing a priori the relationships among the attributes. The proposed algorithm is an application of technique designed for learning conditional independencies in probabilistic reasoning; a prototype system for automated database schema design has…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Data Analysis, Database Design
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Scheuermann, Peter; Li, Wen-Syan; Clifton, Chris – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Presents an approach for dynamic database integration and query processing in the absence of information about attribute correspondences and global IDs. Defines different types of equivalence conditions for the construction of global IDs. Proposes a strategy based on ranked role-sets that makes use of an automated semantic integration procedure…
Descriptors: Automation, Database Design, Information Networks, Information Processing