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	Excel errors...

akagugo

8-2-2007 2:12 AM

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excel, productivity, error, software, business

akagugo says:

If you use Excel often, now you know the hidden risks and the consequences...

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  Making a political plus of math error, Star Tribune, 12 Apr 06
DFLer Rebecca Otto is accusing Auditor Pat Anderson, a Republican, of sloppy 
  work. In a column reporting the percentage changes in unreserved fund balances 
  from 2003 to 2004, instead of dividing the difference by the 2003 figure, the 
  auditor's office divided it by the 2004 figure. Deputy Auditor Tony Sutton 
  said "The researcher who worked on that report just made a mistake in the 
  formula in the spreadsheet. He feels bad about it."</FONT></p> <P><FONT face="Arial"><B><SPAN><FONT size="2">Risk:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN><FONT size="2"> 
Giving political opponents an opportunity to comment adversely on the state 
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