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Document treatment of `-1` in FRS tax/benefit amount columns

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Description

Following up on https://github.com/PolicyEngine/openfisca-uk-data/issues/71#issuecomment-1016616474

We might also want to explore treating them differently than zero, i.e. if -1 indicates missing, we should probably overwrite it with the calculated value with greater probability than those that report zero (maybe 100%).

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Start by reading the linked openfisca-uk-data discussion and determine what -1 means in FRS tax and benefit amount columns. Document the agreed treatment and whether calculated values should overwrite -1 differently from reported zero; the issue names no project file or test, so the relevant documentation location must first be identified.

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Domain
data, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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