I'm coming from this question, where the OP asks about how to simulate data following a certain pattern, for teaching.

We have a closure reason:

Questions about obtaining specific datasets are off-topic on Cross Validated. You are welcome to post this question to the Open Data site instead, thank you!

Question: should questions asking for how to simulate data be on-topic? I'd say yes, so the closure reason above should not apply here.

I'm coming from this question, where the OP asks about how to simulate data following a certain pattern, for teaching.

We have a closure reason:

Questions about obtaining specific datasets are off-topic on Cross Validated. You are welcome to post this question to the Open Data site instead, thank you!

Question: should questions asking for how to simulate data be on-topic? I'd say yes, so the closure reason above should not apply here.

Please vote for one of the two alternatives below. (Or post yet a third.)