On the Computational Complexity of Consistent Query Answers

dc.creatorChomicki, Jan
dc.creatorMarcinkowski, Jerzy
dc.date2002-04-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:18:16Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:18:16Z
dc.descriptionWe consider here the problem of obtaining reliable, consistent information from inconsistent databases -- databases that do not have to satisfy given integrity constraints. We use the notion of consistent query answer -- a query answer which is true in every (minimal) repair of the database. We provide a complete classification of the computational complexity of consistent answers to first-order queries w.r.t. functional dependencies and denial constraints. We show how the complexity depends on the {\em type} of the constraints considered, their {\em number}, and the {\em size} of the query. We obtain several new PTIME cases, using new algorithms.
dc.description9 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0204010
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0204010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/31042
dc.subjectDatabases
dc.subjectH.2.3; F.4.1; I.2.3
dc.titleOn the Computational Complexity of Consistent Query Answers
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