Errata

Think Stats

Errata for Think Stats, Third Edition

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Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
PDF Page 3
3rd paragraph

> In general, the goal of a statistical study is to draw conclusions about a population. In
the NSFG, the target population is people in the United States aged 15-44.
15-44 -> 15-49

NSFG previously covered ages 15-44, but the target age range has been expanded to 15-49 for the October 2015-2019 survey period.

Ryoko  Aug 04, 2025 
PDF Page 36
table

The table titles are reversed. Currently, the left column is count and the right column is class size, but correctly, the left column should be class size and the right column should be count.

Ryoko  Aug 04, 2025 
PDF Page 159
table

The table titles are reversed. Currently, the left column is freqs and the right column is outcome, but correctly, the left column should be outcome and the right column should be freqs.

Ryoko  Aug 04, 2025 
PDF Page 286
table

The table titles are reversed. Currently, the left column is freqs and the right column is outcome, but correctly, the left column should be outcome and the right column should be freqs.

Ryoko  Aug 04, 2025