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This is one of my soapbox posts, apologies to those of you who are
tired of my making this point.<br>
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Using spreadsheets for stat <b>can be</b> like using a hammer to
drive a screw.<br>
<br>
IF I RECALL CORRECTLY any accounting system that uses computer
spreadsheets cannot pass ISO certification.<br>
<br>
I do use Excel or Quattro Pro or tables in WordPerfect several times
a week.<br>
Sometimes it is practical to enter data via a spreadsheet and then
read it into SPSS for checking double entry or quality checks. [This
is because spread sheets are usually available, but it not cost
effective to provide SPSS to every person who will do data entry.]<br>
<br>
For an overview of the issues<br>
A video can be found at<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.spss.com/events/event.cfm?E_ID=2921&Country=US">http://www.spss.com/events/event.cfm?E_ID=2921&Country=US</a><br>
<br>
A pdf can be found by clicking<br>
<<a
href="http://forms.cognos.com/?elqPURLPage=4206&offid=wp_spssrc_risks_of_using_spreadsheets_for_statistical_analysis_imw14297"
target="_blank">The Risks of Using Spreadsheets in Data Analysis</a>><br>
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For more technical review see.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel-intro.pdf">http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel-intro.pdf</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel2007.pdf">http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel2007.pdf</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel-rng.pdf">http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bdm25/excel-rng.pdf</a><br>
<br>
Art Kendall<br>
Social Research Consultants<br>
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