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Time spine

Time spine shows up across 1 course in 1 layerof the data platform stack. Here's where it's taught, a free way to practice it, and what to learn next.

Where it's taught

∿Semantic & Metrics Layer

Measures, Metrics, Entities, Dimensions

The four primitives every metrics store is built on, made precise. Why a measure is not a metric, how entities are the join graph you already have, the ratio-metric order-of-aggregation trap, cumulative metrics and the time spine, and the metric DAG you never drew.

9 ch · 1h 53m

1 free

Related topics

↗cumulative metrics↗entities↗measures↗metrics↗metrics layer↗ratio metrics↗semantic layer

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