Incorrect use of Excel's NPV function is a common source of spreadsheet errors. We show several pitfalls and ways to avoid them.
Spreadsheet errors are reduced by using good design. Our students do three assignments to acquire good spreadsheet design skills.
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?
Errors in the data, formulas, or manipulation of spreadsheets could be costly, even devastating.
Every study that has looked for errors has found them in considerable numbers. Spreadsheeting's childhood is over.
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.
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