Spreadsheet errors are reduced by using good design. Our students do three assignments to acquire good spreadsheet design skills.
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
This early spreadsheet, a Babylonian clay tablet c.1800 BC, contains several errors. How many errors do your spreadsheets have?
Overconfidence is one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Being informed about overconfidence leads to more accurate spreadsheets.
60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets either completely or fairly well.
The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Solver Max provides a collection of optimization model examples in Excel (using the Solver and OpenSolver add-ins) and Python.
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