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Figure A.1.7 (continued). Data section for the Northern cod case study.
At this point, all the data should be in the Input sheet, but before running the
estimation model we recommend checking for missing data and inconsistencies in the
spreadsheet. Coleraine has a built-in command that allows the user to do so: Check
Format Before Running Model. Potential problems are highlighted in red or yellow. After
running this command, check for colored cells in the entire spreadsheet.
The next step is to do some deterministic projections before invoking the
estimation program. The motivation behind this is to get reasonable starting values for all
the model parameters, conditioned on the available data. This exercise can be easily
done by using the following command: