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 x 2nd para |
Duplicate 'any' in the sentence: |
William Byrd | Sep 02, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Other Digital Version | loc 1708 First paragraph |
The page reads (location 1708 of 7221, Kindle edition, iPad) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Cilio Ziviani | Dec 12, 2015 | |
Other Digital Version | loc2811 First paragraph, location 2811, Kindle edition |
The book reads Note from the Author or Editor: |
Cilio Ziviani | Dec 16, 2015 | |
Printed | Page 1 Pg 94 (3rd para) and 95 (1st para) |
Parenvs function is found in pryr package, not devtools |
Dennis Yap San Hong | Oct 04, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 2 9th line from top |
tiny typos; |
Yukitoshi Fujimura | Aug 21, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed, PDF | Page 5 second paragraph |
"The colon operator (+) returns�" should be "The colon operator (:) returns�" |
Brian Drye | Jul 30, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 11 Figure 1-4 |
The operation shown in t he figure is multiplication while the discussion preceding it is addition. The results shown is incorrect for multiplication (but correct for addition). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Dan Watts | Aug 07, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed, PDF | Page 11 4th line bottom |
Just need [,] notation for both column and row; Note from the Author or Editor: |
Yukitoshi Fujimura | Aug 21, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 19 Second paragraph from bottom |
In the second sentence of the second paragraph from the bottom, the word "function" (written in "code" font) is split between two lines (func... tion). Is it possible to fit this word on one line? |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 27 3rd paragraph |
"Numbers covered by a tall bar are no more common than ...." should be "Numbers covered by a tall bar are more common than ...." |
Dan Watts | Aug 07, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 39 After the second paragraph of text |
The book reads: |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 40 3rd paragraph |
"Integers are defined more precisely in your computer's memory than doubles (unless the integer is 'very' large or small)." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Dan Watts | Aug 07, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 44 Code at bottom of the page with Spanish numbers from 1-6 |
"quatro" should be spelled "cuatro." It is listed twice in the code. |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 82 Last paragraph ("Next, you can use...") |
On the second line of that paragraph, "individually" is misspelled. (It has an extra u.) |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 96 2nd and 3rd paragraphs |
2nd paragraph: ..."the parenvs function in the devtools package.'' |
Bill Kehoe | Dec 25, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 105 First paragraph, second line |
"Pristine" is misspelled. (It has an extra i.) |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Page 118 "If a subtask seems complicated, try to divide it again into even subtasks that are even more simple" |
"If a subtask seems complicated, try to divide it again into even subtasks that are even more simple" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Eric Watt | Dec 13, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
Printed | Page 125 Numbered list at the top of the page |
Numbers 2 and 3 are out of sequence in the list. |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Page 127 Middle of page |
Original wrong code: length(unique(symbols) == 1) |
Dennis Yap San Hong | Oct 07, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
Printed | Page 134 1st paragraph |
"And when cherries equals three ..." should be "And when cherries equal two ..." |
Dan Watts | Aug 10, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 137 Code just above "Summary" |
The last example of the play function is missing a double B. It should read: |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Printed | Page 163 Second paragraph from bottom |
The second to last paragraph ("On the first run, the for loop...") should end with a period and not a colon. |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Page 171 Last paragraph and code below |
function used is called abs_set in the text, but abs_sets in the code Note from the Author or Editor: |
Eric Watt | Dec 13, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
Page 178 Code examples |
Code does not run as written. Example given is Note from the Author or Editor: |
Eric Watt | Dec 13, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 180 last paragraph, first sentence |
typo: "(matix-ized?)" should be "(matrix-ized?)" |
Brian Drye | Aug 07, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |
Page 180 1st paragraph |
'In fact, the simulation takes 342,308 seconds to run, which is about 5.7 minutes' Note from the Author or Editor: |
Eric Watt | Dec 13, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 | |
Printed | Page 192 Third paragraph |
In the sentence, "If this is your first time installing a package...", delete the extraneous "of." |
Garrett Grolemund |
Dec 11, 2014 | Jan 23, 2015 |