November 25, 2013
Mock Data, Real Science
In scientific circles, “mock” is not always a four-letter word. To test that they’re interpreting their massive amounts of data correctly, astrophysicists create even more data: “mock” data. And while that may be counterintuitive at first, it actually makes a surprising amount of sense.
By symmetry magazine
In scientific circles, “mock” is not always a four-letter word. Through mock-data competitions, astrophysicists check their work.
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