The cascading structure of typical spreadsheet formulae means that just about every spreadsheet is almost certainly wrong.
This article walks you through different methods and built-in tools that can be used to audit and debug Excel spreadsheets.
95% of all spreadsheets contain errors. So, it is almost certain that your spreadsheets are wrong.
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
The twenty principles for good spreadsheet practice aims to reduce the amount of time wasted and the number of errors.
Do you document your spreadsheets? We use the FizzBuzz word game to illustrate the importance of documenting your spreadsheets.
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
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