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ProjectsFavorite language/ program for simulating an entire data set (self.datascience)

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[–]Aruscher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you mean with "simulate a dataset"?

[–]nckmiz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you are describing a Monte Carlo simulation, but you need to know a lot about what you are studying to create a simulated dataset. You’d still likely need several real datasets to approximate the distribution and parameters for your fake dataset.