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Normalization can be used in database design in two ways: the first is to use normalization as a bottom-up approach to database design; the second is to use normalization in conjunction with ER modeling.
Using normalization as a bottom-up approach involves analyzing the associations between attributes and, based on this analysis, grouping the attributes together to form tables that represent entities and relationships. However, this approach becomes difficult with a large number of attributes, where it’s difficult to establish all the important associations between the attributes. Alternatively, you can use a top-down approach to database design. In this approach, we use ER modeling to create a data model that represents the main entities and relationships. We then translate the ER model into a set of tables that represents this data. It’s at this point that we use normalization to check whether the tables are well designed
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