Hays, Statistics, 5th edition, Errors, Typos, and comments

Listing for Chapters used in APSY510/511

Chapters 1-9: Elementary Probability Through NHST

Location Incorrect text/equation Corrected form
pg 22, expression If A B = , If A B = , ....
after paragraph 1
pg 58 The answers all mistakenly use an N of formulas are correct in form, just
60 when the question specifies N=30 substitute 30 for the incorrect 60's
and recompute
pg 85, not a typo, Section on number of intervals,etc it works out that the display/graph is
per se drawing the graphs.... better when the LL/i is a whole
number
pg 135, second line Table IX, Appendix E. Table IX, Appendix F.
pg 167, equation just .50(200) 85 .50(200) 85
above figure 4.2.1 median = 43.5 + _ median = 43.5 + 5
17 17
185, eqn 4.13.2 N
X 2 N
X i2
S = i X2 S= X2
i =1 N i =1 N

pg 187, paragraph right angles (Figure 4.14.1). right angles (Figure 4.14.2).
below figures How How
pg 187, paragraph diagonal length in Figure 4.14.1). diagonal length in Figure 4.14.3).
below figures This diagonal has.. This diagonal has..
pg 199, equation at 79 + 812 + ... + 642 79 + 812 + ... + 622
top of pg ..... .....
10 10

pg 231, exercise 5 Then, by Eq. 5.11.2, we find. Then, by Eq. 5.12.2, we find.
pg 245, 2/3 down Table I in Appendix E. Thus,.. Table I in Appendix F. Thus,..
the page
pg 299, 2nd line in such as and (sections.. I suspect that Hays meant to say:
7.16 such as and p (sections..
Chapters 14-16 on Bivariate Correlation, Simple, and Multiple Regression

Chapter 14 in Hays is a good overview of the correlation and simple regression. However, of
the chapters we emphasize from Hays (1-9 and 14-16), it has the largest number of typos mostly in
formulas. This may not be critical since I want you using the formulas/computational approaches that
we developed in lecture materials. Nonetheless, I list here the corrections for those typos that I have
found. Some are simple super and subscripting errors, others are more crucial.

Location Incorrect text/equation Corrected form

pg 606, first equation by.x = SPXY total/SPY total by.x = SPXY /SPX
top of page
pg 609, equation Z y' i = rxy Z xi Z y' i = rxy Z xi
14.4.6
pg 614, equation 2 2
N
N '
(Z ) (Z )
2 2
Z yi Z yi
' ' '
14.6.1 yi yi
2
S =
Z 'y
i
i S =2
Z y'
i =1
i =1
N N N N


pg 616, line 10 Z yi' Z y' i
pg 618, equation N
14.9.1 xi yi / N x y xi yi / N x y
rxy = i rxy = i =1
Sx S y Sx S y
(numerator is a different way of
computing the covariance than we
covered in class as the SP/(n-1)
formula. note that on this page
the covariance formulas used by
Hays involve N, rather than N-1
and as such are better thought of
as population estimates.
pg 618, equation N
14.9.2, (
xi x yi y x y )( ) (
xi x yi y x y)( )
first form rxy = i rxy = i =1
NSx S y NSx S y
pg 618, equation N
14.9.2, xi yi / N x y xi yi / N x y
last form rxy = i rxy = i =1
Sx S y Sx S y
pg 621 * t r xy(Sx / t Sx ) r ( Sx / t S x )
t xy
est. r = xy est. rxy* =
1 + [t rxy2 (Sx / t Sx )2 1] 1 + [ t rxy2 (Sx / t Sx )2 1]
pg 623, 5th line of 105 105
x= = 3.5 x= = 3.5
equations 30 30
pg 642, 4th line of text if we let y*.x stand for.. if we let y.x stand for..
*

pg 643, middle of the ext. y2.x = est. ext. y2.x * = est.

page, 3rd line after 1st
"or"
pg 643, middle of the est. y*.x = 4.66 est. y.x = 4.66
*
page, first line after
2nd "or"
pg 657, near bottom of rxy = .. = -43. rxy = .. = -.43
page, value of rxy
pg 692, paragraph in ..for use with up to six or He probably means "variables"
middle of pg eight varieties. This is introduced instead of varieties

Appendix G, Solutions to Selected Exercises (Not sure how complete this list is):

Exercise Incorrect text/equation Corrected form

1.11, part f 30 elementary events 27 elementary events
1.33, part g .29 .049
5.17 p(8 females; N=15, p=.6) = .1387 p(8 females; N=15, p=.6) = .1771
p(8 females; N=15, p=.6) = .0295 p(8 females; N=15, p=.6) = .1181
5.33 684.85 684.45
7.17 z value is 4.14, which z value is 4.07, which