A Simple Structure for Statistical Meta-Data.

Andrew Westlake: A Simple Structure for Statistical Meta-Data. SSDBM 1997: 186-195

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/ssdbm/Westlake97,
  author    = {Andrew Westlake},
  editor    = {Yannis E. Ioannidis and
               David M. Hansen},
  title     = {A Simple Structure for Statistical Meta-Data},
  booktitle = {Ninth International Conference on Scientific and Statistical
               Database Management, Proceedings, August 11-13, 1997, Olympia,
               Washington, USA},
  publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
  year      = {1997},
  isbn      = {0-8186-7952-2},
  pages     = {186-195},
  ee        = {db/conf/ssdbm/Westlake97.html},
  crossref  = {DBLP:conf/ssdbm/97},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Abstract

This paper is a contribution to the debate about the nature of metadata. We argue that metadata is not 'just data' because its effective use requires functionality which is not usually present in an RDBMS. We present a simple data structure for storing statistical metadata and discuss the functionality needed for statistical uses. However, because metadata IS data we can use standard RDBMS facilities as well, to increase the usefulness of the metadata beyond the basic requirements.

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Yannis E. Ioannidis, David M. Hansen (Eds.): Ninth International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, Proceedings, August 11-13, 1997, Olympia, Washington, USA. IEEE Computer Society 1997, ISBN 0-8186-7952-2
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