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Data & Analytics · Foundational

Slice and Dice

OLAP operations: slicing fixes one dimension to a single value, and dicing selects a sub-cube using values from several dimensions.

Definition

Slicing a cube by Year = 2026 gives a 2-D view of the remaining dimensions. Dicing selects, for example, Q1-Q2 × East-West × Bikes. In BI tools these operations are done with filters and slicers.

Exam tip

Slice = one dimension, one value; dice = multiple dimensions, multiple values.

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