1 INTRODUCTION  
2 BUILDING THE MOCK CATALOGS  
2.1 Simulations and Lightcones  
2.2 Semi-Analytic Models  
2.3 Empirical Model: Universe Machine  
3 MOCK CATALOGS: CONTENTS, DOCUMENTATION AND ACCESS  
4 CANDELS OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY FRIENDLY CATALOGS  
5 RESULTS  
5.1 Observed-frame Counts as a Function of Apparent Magnitude  
5.2 Rest-frame Luminosity Functions  
5.3 Stellar Mass Functions, Star Formation Rate Functions and the Star Formation Sequence  
5.4 Dust Attenuation  
6 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION  
7 CONCLUSIONS