change_lcomp_constant: Set the robustification constant for length composition data.
Description
This function replaces the robustification value for length composition data
in a .dat
file that was read in using SS_readdat
with those specified in
lcomp_constant
. It then writes a new file with name dat_file_out
into the working directory. If used with run_ss3sim
the case
file should be named lcomp_constant
. A suggested case letter is
C
.Usage
change_lcomp_constant(lcomp_constant, dat_list, dat_file_out,
write_file = TRUE)
Value
- A modified SS3
.dat
file, and that file returned invisibly
(for testing) as a vector of character lines.
Which arguments to specifiy in case files
All function argument descriptions that start with an asterisk (*) will be passed
through the case files to run_ss3sim
. If one of these arguments
is not specified in a case file, then a value of NULL
will be passed,
which may or may not be an appropriate value. Other arguments will be ignored
if specified.Details
The robustification constant is added to both the observed and
expected proportions of length composition data, before being normalized
internally. It is designed to help stabilize the model, but is unclear how
and when to use it for optimal effect. The same value is used for all
length data.