Overconfidence is one of the main causes of spreadsheet errors. Being informed about overconfidence leads to more accurate spreadsheets.
See our bibliography of spreadsheet best practice, risk management, errors and testing, and methods for improving spreadsheets.
We are conscious of very few of our errors. When people are confronted with their actual error rates, they are typically shocked.
Do you document your spreadsheets? We use the FizzBuzz word game to illustrate the importance of documenting your spreadsheets.
Once information is loaded into a spreadsheet, it acquires properties that it may not deserve – a process called reification.
Spreadsheets have errors like dogs have fleas. Nine out of every ten spreadsheets suffer some error, and consequences can be severe.
Every study that has looked for errors has found them in considerable numbers. Spreadsheeting's childhood is over.
Research concludes unanimously that spreadsheet errors are both common and non-trivial. We must seek ways to reduce spreadsheet errors.
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