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The examined properties of the detector are detected counts, variances, variance-to-mean-ratios, as well as various spectral-spatial correlations connecting different thresholds in neighboring pixels. <jats:italic>Main Results.<\/jats:italic> The simulated data reproduced all trends observed in the statistics of the detector. Spectral correlations between threshold in one pixel showed an excellent agreement between simulation and measurement, both for low and higher fluxes. Spatial correlations between lower thresholds were slightly overestimated in simulations. <jats:italic>Significance.<\/jats:italic> The comparison of measured and simulated data shows that the simulation models the statistics of the detector well. 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