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Data organization in spreadsheets

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Data organization in spreadsheets

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1 worksheet, 1 type of data

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Don’t mix (import) data and formulas

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Better: clearly mark them

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Even better: separate them

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Multiple links in one formula are

unnecessarilycomplex

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One link per formula

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Keep it local

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More improvement is possible

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Why is this risky?

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Better idea?

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More robust: couple with VLOOKUP

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We can still do (a bit) better!

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Always add units, especially for

financial numbers

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Suppose we want to add a discount

column

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Don’t go against the flow

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Something else is off here

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No exceptions in formulas

One per row or column

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