Errata for The Simple and Infinite Joy of Mathematical Statistics

All I Didn't Want For Christmas (2022) May 2026

After her boss gives a coveted radio time slot to a perky rival, Emily writes a wine-soaked wishlist for Santa.

A "cool" magical elf sent to ensure Emily’s wishes come true. All I Didn't Want for Christmas (2022)

Her requests manifest in strange ways, including her high school crush becoming obsessively "in love" with her and her former bully suddenly becoming her best friend. After her boss gives a coveted radio time

Page 321: Subscripts were disappearing and reappearing in this proof.
Page 323: There is an extra n in the second centered equation from the top of the page.
Page 434: Near the bottom of the page it says that \(\alpha = k_{1}/\theta_{0}\) when it should say that \(\alpha = (k_{1}/\theta_{0})^{n}\).
Page 452: In Exercise 4a the alternate hypothesis should be the simple hypothesis that \(\theta =\theta_{1}\) for some fixed \(\theta_{1} \ne 0\).