Comparison of the projected correlation functions as a function of redshift. In each panel, the filled triangles with error bars correspond to VVDS-Deep measurements while the solid curve and associated shaded area correspond to the mean and the 1σ field-to-field dispersion among the Omocks samples. The dashed curves are the mean Cmocks predictions, while the dotted ones are the mean w_p(r_p) obtained by rescaling the predicted correlations function in the Omocks to σ₈ = 0.81 as described in Sect. 4.2.