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What Is Normalization?

Explore the concept of normalization in relational databases to understand how it reduces data redundancy and update anomalies. Learn about the first four normal forms and how normalization supports quality, sustainable database designs.

Normalization should be part of the database design process. However, it is difficult to separate the normalization process from the ER modeling process so the two techniques should be used concurrently.

We use the entity relation diagram (ERD) to provide the big picture, or macro view, of an organization’s data requirements and operations. This is created through an iterative process that involves identifying relevant entities, their attributes, and their relationships. ...