Data Preparation Using LOTUS and Other Spreadsheets,

Abstract

Contents: Introduction To Spreadsheet Use; Distributed Processing - Someone Preprocesses The Needed Data; Comparisons - Why Use a Spreadsheet or a Program; Spreadsheet Preparation - General Principles; Documentation - Organizing all That Information; Data Types, Potential Errors; Data Entry - What Does It Look Like; How To Compute A Weighted Average; Why And How To Structure Data; Using Learning Curves; Using Comparison Data; Using CERs (Cost Estimating Relationships); What Is A Macro; Macro Examples and Their Use In Menus; The Future of the Concept; Conclusion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160995

Entities

People

  • Ronnie E. Cooper

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Computer Programming
  • Construction
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Errors
  • Identification
  • Instructions
  • Learning
  • Materials
  • Numbers
  • Personality
  • Real Numbers

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Library and Information Science
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis