Template:Spreadsheet analysis   

Contents 1 Abstract 2 Background 3 Problem statement 4 Instructions 5 Justification of assumptions 6 Results 6.1 A subsection/title for each metric 7 Discussion 8 Next steps 9 References

The following is a template for submitting spreadsheet based analysis to Appropedia. Click edit to copy and paste the code into your own page.

[edit] Abstract

The abstract is a succinct, one paragraph, summary of this writeup (from background to results and conclusions).

[edit] Background

This section is the background of the project. Describe the reason (e.g. client or class assignment), coauthors, and why it is important.

[edit] Problem statement

The problem statement should state:

• clearly what your spreadsheet will be answering, with a little bit about why.
• explicitly what metrics you will be using for comparison.

[edit] Instructions

If your excel sheet has thorough instructions, the instructions in the writeup can be brief and refer to the excel (and use a screenshot or two), otherwise, be very specific (and use screenshots). Make sure to link to your spreadsheet here.

[edit] Justification of assumptions

This section is a reference, thorough justification of your assumptions and values. Use references you gained during your literature review to back these up. Using automatic references ^[1] in this section is best.

[edit] Results

Describe overall concrete results based upon assumptions. Use graphs throughout the results section.

[edit] A subsection/title for each metric

Describe the results for each metric based on specific assumptions. Use graphs throughout the metric result subsections.

[edit] Discussion

What assumptions change the results the most? What are you surprised by? Whereas conclusions are concrete and quantitative, discussion is more qualitative.

[edit] Next steps

Describe things to change and ways to expand the model.

[edit] References

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