Impact of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets
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| author | Powell, Stephen G. Lawson, Barry Baker, Kenneth R. |
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| contents | All users of spreadsheets struggle with the problem of errors. Errors are thought to be prevalent in spreadsheets, and in some instances they have cost organizations millions of dollars. In a previous study of 50 operational spreadsheets we found errors in 0.8% to 1.8% of all formula cells, depending on how errors are defined. In the current study we estimate the quantitative impacts of errors in 25 operational spreadsheets from five different organizations. We find that many errors have no quantitative impact on the spreadsheet. Those that have an impact often affect unimportant portions of the spreadsheet. The remaining errors do sometimes have substantial impacts on key aspects of the spreadsheet. This paper provides the first fully-documented evidence on the quantitative impact of errors in operational spreadsheets. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets Powell, Stephen G. Lawson, Barry Baker, Kenneth R. Computers and Society J.1; H.4.1; K.6.4; D.2.5; D.2.9; K.8.1 All users of spreadsheets struggle with the problem of errors. Errors are thought to be prevalent in spreadsheets, and in some instances they have cost organizations millions of dollars. In a previous study of 50 operational spreadsheets we found errors in 0.8% to 1.8% of all formula cells, depending on how errors are defined. In the current study we estimate the quantitative impacts of errors in 25 operational spreadsheets from five different organizations. We find that many errors have no quantitative impact on the spreadsheet. Those that have an impact often affect unimportant portions of the spreadsheet. The remaining errors do sometimes have substantial impacts on key aspects of the spreadsheet. This paper provides the first fully-documented evidence on the quantitative impact of errors in operational spreadsheets. |
| title | Impact of Errors in Operational Spreadsheets |
| topic | Computers and Society J.1; H.4.1; K.6.4; D.2.5; D.2.9; K.8.1 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0715 |