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Spreadsheet Auditing Software

@article{Nixon2010SpreadsheetAS,
  title={Spreadsheet Auditing Software},
  author={D. Nixon and Mike O'Hara},
  journal={ArXiv},
  year={2010},
  volume={abs/1001.4293}
}
It is now widely accepted that errors in spreadsheets are both common and potentially dangerous. Further research has taken place to investigate how frequently these errors occur, what impact they have, how the risk of spreadsheet errors can be reduced by following spreadsheet design guidelines and methodologies, and how effective auditing of a spreadsheet is in the detection of these errors. However, little research exists to establish the usefulness of software tools in the auditing of… 
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Experimental data supporting an alternative approach to developing decision support spreadsheets using a Programming by Demonstration paradigm is presented and benefits and limitations this method offers are described through statistical analysis of the experimental results.
XLSearch: A Search Engine for Spreadsheets
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CUSTODES: Automatic Spreadsheet Cell Clustering and Smell Detection Using Strong and Weak Features
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CUSTODES is proposed to effectively cluster spreadsheet cells and detect smells in these clusters using strong and weak features and successfully detected harmful smells that can induce computation anomalies in spreadsheets with an F-measure of 0.72, outperforming state-of-the-art techniques.
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