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The Well-Rounded Total

Sat 25 Mar 2017 by mskala Tags used: , ,

I've posted some notes on the computer-science aspects of reporting rounded numbers in financial statements and hoping for the totals to add up correctly. You've doubtless seen footnotes on things that say "Totals may not add due to rounding." Can that be avoided? Here's a detailed examination of the question.

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Where's the " detailed examination of the question"? The article ends after the first paragraph.
til - 2017-12-17 09:40
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In the linked PDF file.
Matt - 2017-12-17 09:55


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