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    Errata For Deveaux, Velleman and Bock, Stats: Data and Models, 3 Ed

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    This document provides corrections to errors found in the 3rd edition of the textbook "Stats: Data and Models" by DeVeaux, Velleman and Bock. It notes mistakes on three different pages: 1) On page 234, a problem refers to data from 1950 when it should refer to data from 1980. 2) On page 691, there is an error in transforming a confidence interval from log units to original units for a example involving the diameters of geological formations. 3) On page 702, an exercise contains a typo, listing the units for size as "$1000's ft2" when it should be "1000 ft2".

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    This document provides corrections to errors found in the 3rd edition of the textbook "Stats: Data and Models" by DeVeaux, Velleman and Bock. It notes mistakes on three different pages: 1) On page 234, a problem refers to data from 1950 when it should refer to data from 1980. 2) On page 691, there is an error in transforming a confidence interval from log units to original units for a example involving the diameters of geological formations. 3) On page 702, an exercise contains a typo, listing the units for size as "$1000's ft2" when it should be "1000 ft2".

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    Errata For Deveaux, Velleman and Bock, Stats: Data and Models, 3 Ed

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    This document provides corrections to errors found in the 3rd edition of the textbook "Stats: Data and Models" by DeVeaux, Velleman and Bock. It notes mistakes on three different pages: 1) On page 234, a problem refers to data from 1950 when it should refer to data from 1980. 2) On page 691, there is an error in transforming a confidence interval from log units to original units for a example involving the diameters of geological formations. 3) On page 702, an exercise contains a typo, listing the units for size as "$1000's ft2" when it should be "1000 ft2".

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    Errata for DeVeaux, Velleman and Bock, Stats: Data and Models, 3rd ed

    p. 234, Problem 23 (continued from p. 233): The regression model given is for data since
    1980 (not 1950).
    p. 691 There is a mistake in the For Example: The first step (calculation of a 95%
    confidence interval (0.452, 1.00) for the mean of logDiam when Age is 5 million years) is
    OK. The problem enters when transforming back units to of kilometers in diameter:
    10mean(logDiam|(Age = 5)) is the median of Diam|(Age = 5).
    This will not in general be the mean of Diam|(Age = 5).
    In fact, if the model fit exactly, logDiam|(Age = 5) would be normal (so Diam|(Age =
    5) would be called lognormal). If the mean and standard deviation of logDiam|(Age
    !!

    = 5) are and , respectively, then the mean of Diam|(Age = 5) would be 10!! ! ,


    which is larger than 10.
    The confidence interval (2.8, 10) obtained is, however, a confidence interval for the
    median of Diam|(Age = 5). (Note that it is not symmetric about the estimated median
    100.726 = 5.32.)

    p. 702, Exercise 4: Typo on 4th line units for size should be 1000 ft2 (not $1000s ft2)

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