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You may eventually find that some queries are more easily
expressed using SQL than via an interface
Tuesday, September 28 90-728 MIS Lecture Notes 4
, 1999
SQL SELECT
Many queries are based on the command which extracts a set of
records from a table for further analysis: SELECT
SQL View Datasheet View
Design View
Select Top X Records: Select the top X (X%) records according to given criteria
Tuesday, September 28 90-728 MIS Lecture Notes 17
, 1999
Data Analysis Applications of Queries
• Suppose you have a number of fields that could serve as indexes or foreign
keys, but with inconsistent information:
– “Degree attained” = “Bachelor’s”, “B.A.”, “A.B”, “MPM”, “M.S.”
How could you derive a consistent set of values?