We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
Research concludes unanimously that spreadsheet errors are both common and non-trivial. We must seek ways to reduce spreadsheet errors.
Every study that has looked for errors has found them in considerable numbers. Spreadsheeting's childhood is over.
Do you document your spreadsheets? We use the FizzBuzz word game to illustrate the importance of documenting your spreadsheets.
Overconfidence is one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Being informed about overconfidence leads to more accurate spreadsheets.
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.
Spreadsheets can be considered to be the world's most successful end-user programming language. Spreadsheet formulas are Turing complete.
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