Without a proper accounting of known and unknown systematics and uncertainties, combining information across multiple surveys, wavelengths, and detectors may be risky. Realizing the true potential of multi-messenger and panchromatic astrophysics requires getting data integration right.
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Speagle (沈佳士), J.S., Eadie, G.M. Making the sum greater than its parts. Nat Astron 5, 971–972 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01509-7
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