Testing spreadsheet accuracy theory

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-213

  Kruck, S E ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Spreadsheet accuracy; Spreadsheet development; Theory testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS; SPREADSHEET ACCURACY; SPREADSHEET DEVELOPMENT; THEORY TESTING;

SPREADSHEETS;

EID: 33144456365     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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