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Understanding Joins

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A join operation allows you to retrieve data from multiple tables in a single SELECT query. Two tables can be joined by a single join operator, but the result can be joined again with other tables. There must exist a same or similar column between the tables being joined.

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Batra, R. (2018). Understanding Joins. In: SQL Primer. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3576-8_11

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