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Correctness is not enough

Louise Pryor

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Abstract

The usual aim of spreadsheet audit is to verify correctness. There are two problems with this: first, it is often difficult to tell whether the spreadsheets in question are correct, and second, even if they are, they may still give the wrong results. These problems are explained in this paper, which presents the key criteria for judging a spreadsheet and discusses how those criteria can be achieved

arXiv comments
6 Pages, 1 Table, 2 Figures
Journal reference
Proc. European Spreadsheet Risks Int. Grp. (EuSpRIG) 2003 117-122 ISBN 1 86166 199 1
DOI
Subjects
cs.SESoftware Engineering cs.HCHuman-Computer Interaction

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    • Correctness is not enough. (http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2045) > The usual aim of spreadsheet audit is to verify correctness. There are two problems with this: first, it is often difficult to tell whether the spreadsheets in question are correct, and second, even if they are, they…

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