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New Guidelines for Spreadsheets

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  • John F. Raffensperger

    (Department of Management, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)

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This article examines rules of style for text, graphics, and mathematics and applies these rules to spreadsheets. The article describes the new style in detail with an example and contrasts the new style with the existing programming style.

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  • John F. Raffensperger, 2003. "New Guidelines for Spreadsheets," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, vol. 2(2), pages 141-154, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijb:journl:v:2:y:2003:i:2:p:141-154
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    1. D Mather, 1999. "A framework for building spreadsheet based decision models," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 50(1), pages 70-74, January.
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    Keywords

    spreadsheets; readability; visual display;
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    JEL classification:

    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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