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Errors in Hand et al.
- Dataset 271 (Windmill data):
The original paper shows the variables in the reverse order;
that is,
the response variable is the DC output,
and the explanatory variable is the wind velocity.
This makes more sense than the definitions in Hand et al.
- Dataset 302 (Skin Cancers):
The age group 74 to 84 appears to be missing.
I haven't chased up the original sources to explore this further.
- Dataset 420 (Seed germination):
The orignal paper has the two types of seed in reverse order
(that is,
the left-side table refers to O. aegyptiaca 75
and the right-side table to O. aegyptiaca 73).
Perhaps the original paper is in error?
- Page 443 (the index):
The entry for Dogs has been misaligned;
rather than appearing as a major heading,
it appears as a sub-heading to Doctors (!).
- Dataset 475 (multivariate analysis books):
The source of the data is quoted as Gifi (1920),
who gives the contents of multivariate statistics books,
all of which are published after 1957!
And now some silly ones I have noted
(I probably have made more on this very Web page):
- A spelling error on p348 ("pateints" rather than "patients")
- On p289, the dataset number is given as 254 rather than 354.
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