Data Generation Task

A Data Generation Task is a generation task that requires the production of synthetic data records.

• AKA: Synthetic Random Data Generation.
• Context:
  • It can be solved by a Data Generation System (that implements a data generation algorithm).
  • It can require the simulation of a Data Generation Process.
  • It can range from being a Numerical Data Generation Task to being a Categorical Data Generation Task to being a Hybrid Data Generation Task.
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• Example(s):
  • a Random Number Generation Task.
  • create an 5-dimensional Identity Matrix Data Structure.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Data Processing Task.
• See: Data Masking, Simulation.

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References

2009

• (Gentle, 2009) ⇒ James E. Gentle. (2009). “Computational Statistics." Springer. ISBN:978-0-387-98143-7
  • QUOTE: Many exercises require the student to generate artificial data. While such datasets may lack any apparent intrinsic interest, I believe that they are often the best for learning how a statistical method works. One of my firm beliefs is
    If I understand something, I can simulate it.