{"id":29178,"date":"2019-01-05T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=29178"},"modified":"2019-01-05T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T14:32:07","slug":"guesstimate-a-spreadsheet-for-things-that-arent-certain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/05\/guesstimate-a-spreadsheet-for-things-that-arent-certain\/","title":{"rendered":"Guesstimate &#8211; a spreadsheet for things that aren\u2019t certain"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" data-attachment-id=\"29179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/05\/guesstimate-a-spreadsheet-for-things-that-arent-certain\/guesstimate\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?fit=1377%2C775&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1377,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"guesstimate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate-1024x576.png?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?w=1377&amp;ssl=1 1377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/guesstimate.png?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getguesstimate.com\/\">Guesstimate<\/a> is a spreadsheet for non-precise calculations (estimations and approximations).  Watch a two-minute video on the homepage to get a better idea of how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While playing around with it and reading more on similar tools, I also found these two Wikipedia pages interesting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monte_Carlo_method\">Monte Carlo method<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fermi_problem\">Fermi problem<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very cool stuff!<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Guesstimate is a spreadsheet for non-precise calculations (estimations and approximations). Watch a two-minute video on the homepage to get a better idea of how it works. 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