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Guidance for Standards I–VII

Combining store-visit counts, public credit card panel data, and management's public guidance, analyst Joelle Marchand builds a model showing that retailer Cartwright Stores will beat consensus earnings by a wide margin. Before publishing, she calls the company's investor relations officer, who says, "I can't comment on numbers, but your model is right on target." Marchand most appropriately should:

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