Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions
Case 9-1
Christian is having a lot of problems with errors in a very complicated spreadsheet that he inherited from a colleague,and he turns to another co-worker,Sebastian,for tips in how to trace errors in the sheet.
-Sebastian tells Christian to search all of the error values until he reaches one that lacks something,and that is the source of the error values in the dependent cells.What does that error value lack?
A) contingencies
B) dependencies
C) antecedents
D) precedents

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The term "precedents" refers to the cells that are referred to in a formula, i.e. the cells that the formula is dependent on. Therefore, if an error value is lacking a precedent, it could be the source of errors in dependent cells.