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Self-Checks In Spreadsheets: A Survey Of Current Practice

Software Engineering 2010-01-26 v1 Human-Computer Interaction

Abstract

A common application of spreadsheets is the development of models that deliver projections of the future financial statements of companies established to pursue ventures that are subject to project financing. A survey of 11 such spreadsheets prepared by a range of organisations shows that the amount of self-testing included in such models ranges between one formula of testing for each three formulae of calculation, down to essentially no self-testing at all.

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@article{arxiv.1001.4107,
  title  = {Self-Checks In Spreadsheets: A Survey Of Current Practice},
  author = {David Colver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.4107},
  year   = {2010}
}

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