Using synthetic datasets

Learn when it's appropriate to use synthetic data and when it's not.

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Written by Richie Cotton
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Question:

Can I create a dataset using synthetic or generated values?

Answer:

Yes, but only if you can't find a real or semi-synthetic dataset.

Here, real means a publicly available dataset, and semi-synthetic means a real dataset that you've anonymized or changed the values in (to avoid revealing personal or commercially sensitive information).

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