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by marcosdumay 1689 days ago
I think what confuses people is that the data isn't the facts either. We derive data from the facts, and use the data to test models.

If you go read an empirical paper, there are plenty of facts there, all in a single section that details the experimental outcome. All the other sections are derived (conclusion, abstract) or invented (methodology).