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Astrophysics deals with objects remote in space and time. Active experiments are impossible (except for within the solar system), and observational data are usually incomplete. So, there is a vast field of interpretations, stretching between observations and a final picture of a phenomenon. This field often begins with data processing.
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Ruzmaikin, A.A., Shukurov, A.M., Sokoloff, D.D. (1988). Interpretation of Observational Data. In: Magnetic Fields of Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 133. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2835-0_4
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