What we know about spreadsheet errors

@article{Panko1998WhatWK,
  title={What we know about spreadsheet errors},
  author={Raymond R. Panko},
  journal={Journal of Organizational and End User Computing},
  year={1998},
  volume={10},
  pages={15-21}
}
  • R. Panko
  • Published 1 May 1998
  • Education
  • Journal of Organizational and End User Computing
Although spreadsheet programs are used for small "scratchpad" applications, they are also used to develop many large applications. In recent years, we have learned a good deal about the errors that people make when they develop spreadsheets. In general, errors seem to occur in a few percent of all cells, meaning that for large spreadsheets, the issue is how many errors there are, not whether an error exists. These error rates, although troubling, are in line with those in programming and other… 
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