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There have been a number of [frighteningly] interesting studies of spreadsheet accuracy. I quote from the conclusion of an article by Raymond R. Panko of the University of Hawai’i which can be found by clicking here.


"All in all, the research done to date in spreadsheet development presents a very disturbing picture. Every study that has attempted to measure errors, without exception, has found them at rates that would be unacceptable in any organization. These error rates, furthermore, are completely consistent with error rates found in other human activities. With such high cell error rates, most large spreadsheets will have multiple errors, and even relatively small "scratch pad" spreadsheets will have a significant probability of error."

Further resources can be found at the European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group

and here at SSR which is maintained by Ray Panko

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