Data fundamentals

Learn the basics of data and databases.

A guide to the data landscape

A guide to the data world for beginners via a tour of the data stack.

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A short overview of databases

How tables, rows, columns, and keys work together to make a database.

3 min read

Data types and metadata

Why data types matter and how metadata can help you better understand your data.

2 min read

Database table relationships

Understanding how tables in a database can relate to each other.

4 min read

Measures and dimensions

How to work with quantitative and qualitative fields in your queries.

3 min read

Data normalization

What a normalized database looks like and why table structure matters.

7 min read

Types of databases

What to know about different types of database and how they work.

4 min read

Data warehouse vs data lake vs data mart

You'll probably hear these terms thrown around, so here's some context on the differences between a data warehouse, a data lake, and a data mart.

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Data cubes

Thinking about your data in more than two dimensions.

3 min read