A Pilot Study Exploring Spreadsheet Risk in Scientific Research

Ghada AlTarawneh; Simon Thorne

@article{AlTarawneh2017APS, title={A Pilot Study Exploring Spreadsheet Risk in Scientific Research}, author={Ghada AlTarawneh and Simon Thorne}, journal={CoRR}, year={2017}, volume={abs/1703.09785} }

This paper discusses the risks and potential impacts of spreadsheet errors in scientific research data in a Neuroscience research centre in the UK. Spreadsheets usage in neuroscience, or indeed any medical discipline, is a largely unreported area of spreadsheet research. This paper presents a case study exploring the possible risks and impacts of spreadsheet errors in the neuroscience research centre at the University of Newcastle. Data was collected using an online questionnaire with 17… CONTINUE READING

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