One important aspect is the numerical precision. For those in need of correctness, avoid Excel and other spreadsheets. There are several papers discussing the l

One important aspect is the numerical precision. For those in need of correctness, avoid Excel and other spreadsheets. There are several papers discussing the lack of precision of excel and the likes in the literature [1]. [1] https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v034i04 https://www.jstatsoft.org/article/view/v034i04