diff --git a/auto/Examples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py b/auto/Examples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
index 6d90bb0b86f5286b2d425a238b3f0b051ec599fc..cd2c292d659b762df2f8d4329576d807ced45155 100755
--- a/auto/Examples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
+++ b/auto/Examples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_masked_simulation(P):
     return simulation
 
 
-def create_real_data():
+def fake_data():
     """
     Generating "real" data by adding noise to the simulated data.
     """
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.update(fit_objective)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def plot_real_data(data):
+    def plot_data(data):
         """
         Plot experimental data as heatmap with horizontal/vertical lines
         representing slices on top.
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ class PlotObserver:
         """
         self.fig.clf()
 
-        real_data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
+        data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
         simul_data = fit_objective.simulationResult()
 
         # plot real data
         plt.subplot(2, 2, 1)
-        self.plot_real_data(real_data)
+        self.plot_data(data)
 
         # horizontal slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value))]
         title = ("Horizontal slice at alpha =" +
                  '{:3.1f}'.format(alpha_slice_value))
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.plot_slices(slices, title)
 
         # vertical slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value))]
         title = "Vertical slice at phi =" + '{:3.1f}'.format(
             phi_slice_value)
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ def run_fitting():
     main function to run fitting
     """
 
-    real_data = create_real_data()
+    data = fake_data()
 
     fit_objective = ba.FitObjective()
-    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, real_data, 1)
+    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, data, 1)
     fit_objective.initPrint(10)
 
-    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress    
+    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress
     plotter = PlotObserver()
     fit_objective.initPlot(10, plotter)
 
diff --git a/auto/MiniExamples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py b/auto/MiniExamples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
index c4d3b3fd4573a6baade358e61182b87115e61bec..7b1ae23e3973ecceaf028d116b203132be427576 100755
--- a/auto/MiniExamples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
+++ b/auto/MiniExamples/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_masked_simulation(P):
     return simulation
 
 
-def create_real_data():
+def fake_data():
     """
     Generating "real" data by adding noise to the simulated data.
     """
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.update(fit_objective)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def plot_real_data(data):
+    def plot_data(data):
         """
         Plot experimental data as heatmap with horizontal/vertical lines
         representing slices on top.
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ class PlotObserver:
         """
         self.fig.clf()
 
-        real_data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
+        data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
         simul_data = fit_objective.simulationResult()
 
         # plot real data
         plt.subplot(2, 2, 1)
-        self.plot_real_data(real_data)
+        self.plot_data(data)
 
         # horizontal slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value))]
         title = ("Horizontal slice at alpha =" +
                  '{:3.1f}'.format(alpha_slice_value))
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.plot_slices(slices, title)
 
         # vertical slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value))]
         title = "Vertical slice at phi =" + '{:3.1f}'.format(
             phi_slice_value)
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ def run_fitting():
     main function to run fitting
     """
 
-    real_data = create_real_data()
+    data = fake_data()
 
     fit_objective = ba.FitObjective()
-    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, real_data, 1)
+    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, data, 1)
     fit_objective.initPrint(10)
 
-    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress    
+    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress
     plotter = PlotObserver()
     plt.close() # (hide plot) fit_objective.initPlot(10, plotter)
 
diff --git a/rawEx/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py b/rawEx/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
index 3de58250cdef41e1d8960be336ea11ba194b642a..3d1e12380d78e31df0e52639e0be5bb76344c561 100755
--- a/rawEx/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
+++ b/rawEx/fit/scatter2d/fit_along_slices.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def get_masked_simulation(P):
     return simulation
 
 
-def create_real_data():
+def fake_data():
     """
     Generating "real" data by adding noise to the simulated data.
     """
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.update(fit_objective)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def plot_real_data(data):
+    def plot_data(data):
         """
         Plot experimental data as heatmap with horizontal/vertical lines
         representing slices on top.
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ class PlotObserver:
         """
         self.fig.clf()
 
-        real_data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
+        data = fit_objective.experimentalData()
         simul_data = fit_objective.simulationResult()
 
         # plot real data
         plt.subplot(2, 2, 1)
-        self.plot_real_data(real_data)
+        self.plot_data(data)
 
         # horizontal slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.xProjection(alpha_slice_value))]
         title = ("Horizontal slice at alpha =" +
                  '{:3.1f}'.format(alpha_slice_value))
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PlotObserver:
         self.plot_slices(slices, title)
 
         # vertical slices
-        slices = [("real", real_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
+        slices = [("real", data.yProjection(phi_slice_value)),
                   ("simul", simul_data.yProjection(phi_slice_value))]
         title = "Vertical slice at phi =" + '{:3.1f}'.format(
             phi_slice_value)
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ def run_fitting():
     main function to run fitting
     """
 
-    real_data = create_real_data()
+    data = fake_data()
 
     fit_objective = ba.FitObjective()
-    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, real_data, 1)
+    fit_objective.addSimulationAndData(get_masked_simulation, data, 1)
     fit_objective.initPrint(10)
 
-    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress    
+    # creating custom observer which will draw fit progress
     plotter = PlotObserver()
     <%= sm ? "plt.close() # (hide plot) " :"" %>fit_objective.initPlot(10, plotter)