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		chris_wot on April 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the accuracy of statistical procedures in Micro... I'm curious as to why use a Spreadsheet for statistical functions if they cannot be trusted?

regularfry on April 21, 2013 [–]

Because they claim to support statistical functions, their users expect them to be able to do it, their users already have the spreadsheet software and know how to use it, and knowledge that they can be dangerously broken is not widespread.

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