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TR-215-89
A Probabilistic Relational Data Model |
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| Authors: | Barbara, Daniel, Garcia-Molina, Hector, Porter, Daryl |
| Date: | January 1989 |
| Pages: | 24 |
| Download Formats: | [PDF] |
It is often desirable to represent in a database entities whose properties cannot be deterministically classified. We develop a new data model that includes probabilities associated with the values of the attributes. The notion of missing probabilities is introduced for partially specified probability distributions. This new model offers a richer descriptive language allowing the database to more accurately reflect the uncertain real world. Probabilistic analogs to the basic relational operators are defined and their correctness is studied. |
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