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google-big-queryHow can I use Google BigQuery BI Engine to analyze large datasets?


Google BigQuery BI Engine is a serverless, in-memory analysis service that allows you to analyze large datasets using SQL. It provides an interactive query interface that lets you quickly upload and analyze data in BigQuery.

Example code to analyze a large dataset using BigQuery BI Engine:

# Standard SQL
SELECT
    COUNT(*)
FROM
    `bigquery-public-data.samples.natality`

Output example

Row count: 5642088

Code explanation

  1. SELECT COUNT(*): This statement is used to count the total number of rows in the dataset.
  2. FROMbigquery-public-data.samples.natality`: This statement is used to specify the dataset to be analyzed.

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