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Data Redundancy

Explore how to detect redundant data in SQL tables and understand the challenges it creates, including storage overhead and data inconsistencies. Learn to use foreign keys to establish relationships between tables, minimizing redundancy and ensuring data integrity.

Identifying redundant data in the SalesData table

The layout of our updated SalesData table is as follows:

MySQL
DESCRIBE SalesData;

Let’s take another look at the stored data: ...