Principles of financial modelling model design and best practices using Excel and VBA / by Michael Rees.
| Author/creator | Rees, Michael, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hoboken : Wiley, [2018] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction to modelling, core themes and best practices -- Models of models -- Using models in decision support -- Core competencies and best practices : meta-themes -- Model design and planning -- Defining sensitivity and flexibility requirements -- Database versus formulae-driven approaches -- Designing the workbook structure -- Model building, testing and auditing -- Creating transparency: formula structure, flow and format -- Building robust and transparent formulae -- Choosing Excel functions for transparency, flexibility and efficiency -- Dealing with circularity -- Model review, auditing and validation -- Sensitivity and scenario analysis, simulation and optimisation -- Sensitivity and scenario analysis : core techniques -- Using goalseek and solver -- Using VBA macros to conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses -- Introduction to simulation and optimisation -- The modelling of risk and uncertainty, and using simulation -- Excel functions and functionality -- Core arithmetic and logical functions -- Array functions and formulae -- Mathematical functions -- Financial functions -- Statistical functions -- Information functions -- Date and time functions -- Text functions and functionality -- Lookup and reference functions -- Filters, database functions and pivottables -- Selected short-cuts and other features -- Foundations of VBA and macros -- Getting started -- Working with objects and ranges -- Controlling execution -- Writing robust code -- Manipulation and analysis of data sets with VBA -- User-defined functions. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017057631 |
| ISBN | 9781118904015 (cloth) |