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Synthetic Data, Information, and Prior Knowledge: Why Synthetic Data Augmentation to Boost Sample Doesn't Work for Statistical Inference

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Main Authors:	Dale, Reid, Rodu, Jordan, Baiocchi, Mike
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Methodology
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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