Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page xxxvi Final sentence left column |
Should be "her" instead of "my" |
![]() Dawn Griffiths |
Feb 09, 2009 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page p112 The last term on the third line should be mu squared rather than |
x squared |
Anonymous | Sep 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page p177 Major change to the page as follows |
1st para: Change the formula to |
Anonymous | Sep 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page p112 The last term on the third line should be mu squared rather than |
x squared |
Anonymous | Sep 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page p177 Major change to the page as follows |
1st para: Change the formula to |
Anonymous | Sep 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 8 4th paragraph |
Typo error - should be "showing" and NOT "showingg". |
Anonymous | Apr 15, 2009 | |
Printed | Page 37,38 bottom (graph) |
The x axis for the graphs are shown as 'Hours', shouldn't it be 'Age Group'? |
Anonymous | Oct 23, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 61 Table |
data set on p61 is mis-copied from p55 Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Oct 08, 2008 | |
80 Mode Answer to section b |
$10000 x 1.1 = $11000 not $12000 as the book states |
Anonymous | Oct 22, 2008 | May 11, 2011 | |
Printed | Page 112 Third line of puzzle solution |
I think the last term of the expression on the third line of the puzzle solution should have "mu" squared instead of "x" squared. |
Anonymous | Sep 04, 2008 | Sep 01, 2008 |
Printed | Page 177 everywhere |
Wrong use of Baye's theorem. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 30, 2008 | Sep 01, 2008 |
Printed | Page 179 Last question: "How useful is Bayes Theorem in real life |
The question is not written in bold. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Benjamin Poulain | Apr 04, 2009 | |
Printed | Page 202 1st paragraph second sentence. |
The middle of the sentence should read ", which is a variable that can take on a set of values," instead of ", which is a variable that can takes on a set of values,". |
Anonymous | Dec 25, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 206 6th paragraph (about in the middle of the page) |
replace: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 233 bullket points, the point on the lower right of the page |
the exponents of 'a' and 'b' in the expressions of the Variance are printed in normal size text Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 244 "Sharpen your pencil" part |
instead of 3500 (prize) you should use 3500 - 500 = 3000 (expected gain) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 30, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 244 Sharpen Your Pencil Solution |
The only error I think I've found so far (only on page 244), is in |
Anonymous | Nov 10, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 256 excercise solution, solution number 2 |
the final result is not 252 but 2520 Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 256 bottom |
The last part is wrong too as a result of the previous error. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Oct 29, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 334 dumb questions, central column, bottom question |
at the lower end of the answer replace: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 364 second row in the text |
replace: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 378 2n Dumb Question |
In the answer to the second question replace: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 389, 398, 411 see description |
When approximating the Binomial Distribution using the Normal Distribution, should it be "nq > 5", or "npq > 5"? There appears to be a discrepancy between pages. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Dec 29, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 399 Pool puzzle |
for each dscrete probability -> for each discrete probability |
Anonymous | Jan 05, 2009 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 402 excercise solution |
We said that X~B(40,0.25), so n=40, p=0.25 and q=0.75 Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 24, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 407 header |
"the binominal" should be changed to "the Poisson" |
Anonymous | Sep 30, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 422 2nd paragraph |
Typo - "reseraching" should be "researching" |
Anonymous | Feb 09, 2009 | May 11, 2011 |
Printed | Page 636-pp639 typo error in Exercise Solution |
According to pp636 the exercise has 9 data points, with radiation exposures 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Nov 19, 2008 | May 11, 2011 |