Stata 8 printed manual errata

Errata are available for the following manuals:

Base Reference Manual, Volume 2

Base Reference Manual, Volume 4

Cross-Sectional Time-Series Reference Manual

Graphics Reference Manual

Programming Reference Manual

Survival Analysis & Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual

Base Reference Manual, Volume 2

(3) [R] logistic, p. 323, predict after logistic
... The corresponding change in the deviance residual is
Delta Dj = dj/(1- hj). 		... The corresponding change in the deviance residual is
Delta Dj = dj 2/(1-hj).

Base Reference Manual, Volume 4

(2) [R] simulate, p. 70, Remarks
. simul "lnsim" mean-r(mean) var=r(Var), reps(1000) . simulate "lnsim" mean-r(mean) var=r(Var), reps(1000)
(2) [R] simulate, p. 73, Technical Note
. simul "bsse" med=r(mean) bs_se=r(sd), reps(1000) dots nowarn . simulate "bsse" med=r(mean) bs_se=r(sd), reps(1000) dots nowarn

Cross-Sectional Time-Series Reference Manual

(3) [XT] xtlogit, p. 135, Example
This is parameterized as the log of the standard deviation ln(sigma_v) (labeled lnsig2u in the output). This is parameterized as the log of the variance ln(sigma^2_v) (labeled lnsig2u in the output).
(2) [XT] xtivreg, p. 130, first paragraph, last sentence
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Graphics Reference Manual

(2) [G] axis_options, p. 53, Syntax
The minimum abbreviation for the ytick() and xtick() options is tic instead of ti.

{y | x}tick(rule_or_values) {y | x}tick(rule_or_values)
(2) [G] barlook_options, p. 72, Remarks
There should be a comma after # in the bar() option.

The barlook_options are allowed ... bar(# barlook_options), as in The barlook_options are allowed ... bar(#, barlook_options), as in
. graph bar yvar1 yvar2, bar(1 bcolor(green)) bar(2 bcolor(red)) . graph bar yvar1 yvar2, bar(1, bcolor(green)) bar(2, bcolor(red))
(2) [G] by_option, p. 85, by() uses the overall note()
. scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar) note("") . scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar, note(""))
. scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar) note("My note") . scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar, note("My note"))
. scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar) note("My note", suffix) . scatter yvar xvar, by(catvar, note("My note", suffix))
(3) [G] graph box, p. 150, extended syntax diagram, boxlook_options
marker(# marker_options) marker(#, marker_options)
Note the added comma.
(3) [G] graph box, p. 149, Options
marker(# marker_options) specifies the marker to be used ... marker(#, marker_options) specifies the marker to be used ...
Note the added comma.
(2) [G] graph twoway connected, p. 249, Remarks
. connected yvar xvar . twoway connected yvar xvar
(2) [G] graph twoway fpfit, p. 260, Use with by()
lfit should be fpfit.
(3) [G] graph twoway function, p. 266, Syntax
The minimum abbreviation for the range() option is ra instead of r.

range(# #)
range(varname) 		range(# #)
range(varname)
(3) [G] graph twoway kdensity, p. 277, Syntax
The minimum abbreviation for the range() option is ra instead of r.

range(# #)
range(varname) 		range(# #)
range(varname)

Survival Analysis and Epidemiological Tables Reference Manual

(3) [ST] stcox, p. 109, Options
noadjust is for use with robust, cluster(), or pweights. noadjust is for use with robust or cluster().
stcox does not take pweights.
(2) [ST] streg, p. 235, fourth equation
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Programming Reference Manual

(3) [P] sortpreserve, p. 402, How sortpreserve works
In this section, all occurrences of `sortindex' should read `_sortindex'.