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ss3sim (version 0.9.0)

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.