Studies have shown that there is a high incidence of errors in spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are alarmingly error-prone to write.

Despite being staggeringly error prone, spreadsheets are a highly flexible programming environment.

The software that end users are creating... is riddled with errors.

The untested spreadsheet is as dangerous and untrustworthy as an untested program.

94% of the 88 spreadsheets audited in 7 studies have contained errors.

Spreadsheets are often hard, if not impossible, to understand.

Every study that has looked for errors has found them... in considerable abundance.

Errors in spreadsheets are as ubiquitous as spreadsheets themselves.

Spreadsheet errors are still the rule rather than the exception.

1% of all formulas in operational spreadsheets are in error.

It is now widely accepted that errors in spreadsheets are both common and potentially dangerous.

Even obvious, elementary errors in very simple, clearly documented spreadsheets are... difficult to find.

Never assume a spreadsheet is right, even your own.

A significant proportion of spreadsheets have severe quality problems.

Every study, without exception, has found error rates much higher than organizations would wish to tolerate.

Spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone.

The issue is not whether there is an error but how many errors there are and how serious they are.

A lot of decisions are being made on the basis of some bad numbers.

Spreadsheet errors are pervasive, stubborn, ubiquitous and complex.

Spreadsheets are commonly used and commonly flawed.

Despite overwhelming and unanimous evidence... companies have continued to ignore spreadsheet error risks.

Spreadsheets are easy to use and very hard to check.

Spreadsheets are more fault-prone than other software.

Your spreadsheets may be disasters in the making.

Spreadsheet errors have resulted in huge financial losses.

Spreadsheet shortcomings can significantly hamper an organization's business operation.

It is irrational to expect large error-free spreadsheets.

Spreadsheet development must embrace extensive testing in order to be taken seriously as a profession.

Spreadsheets... pose a greater threat to your business than almost anything you can imagine.

Developing an error-free spreadsheet has been a problem since the beginning of end-user computing.

Spreadsheets are the most popular live programming environments, but they are also notoriously fault-prone.

Overconfidence is one of the most substantial causes of spreadsheet errors.

People tend to believe their spreadsheets are more accurate than they really are.

...few incidents of spreadsheet errors are made public and these are usually not revealed by choice.

Spreadsheets have a notoriously high number of faults.

The results given by spreadsheets are often just wrong.

60% of large companies feel 'Spreadsheet Hell' describes their reliance on spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets can be viewed as a highly flexible programming environment for end users.

Most large spreadsheets have dozens or even hundreds of errors.

Spreadsheets are dangerous to their authors and others.

Spreadsheet errors... a great, often unrecognised, risk to corporate decision making & financial integrity.

Most executives do not really check or verify the accuracy or validity of [their] spreadsheets...

The quality and reliability of spreadsheets is known to be poor.

Untested spreadsheets are riddled with errors.

Errors in spreadsheets... result in incorrect decisions being made and significant losses incurred.

Programmers exhibit unwarranted confidence in the correctness of their spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are extraordinarily and unacceptably prone to error.

Spreadsheets contain errors at an alarmingly high rate.

Research on spreadsheet errors is substantial, compelling, and unanimous.