Correctness is not enough — mentioned by DanBC

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:12:52 GMT

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 may still give the wrong results. You're assuming that people know what model to use; use the correct model; implement it correctly; and use the correct inputs for that model. Since most of these ad-hoc spreadsheets don't have any kind of specification, let alone a formal spec, it's really hard to know what they're…

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Correctness is not enough — mentioned by DanBC