Errata

Dawn T. Robinson's article, "Getting a Laugh: Gender, Status, and Humor in Task Discussions," (80[1]:123-58) contained incorrect symbols in the bottom paragraph on page 133. The paragraph, with correct symbols, is reprinted below.

The Weibull model specifies that the rate of transitions is a power function of the waiting time (Tuma & Hannan 1984:211). A generalized Weibull model allows for the regression of a vector of measured covariates, b on the log of the waiting time:

log T = -bx + sW

where s is a scale factor, and W is the extreme-value distribution (Kalbfleisch & Prentice 1980:31-2). The scale factor s is inversely related to time dependence r (Hannan 1989); r tells us about the character of the time dependence in the data. If r < 1, then the rate is a monotonic decreasing function of the waiting time; if r = 1, then the rate is independent of waiting time, and if r > 1, then the rate is a monotonic increasing function of the waiting time.

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Also, many of the endnote indicators are incorrect in the article. They should be as follows:

Pg. 130: Indicator 1 should be 3.

Pg. 131: Indicator 2 should be 4.

Pg. 132: Indicators 3-4 should be 5-6.

Pg. 133: Indicators 1-2 should be 7-8.

Pg. 136: Indicators 1-2 should be 9-10.

Pg. 138: Indicator 1 should be 11.

Pg. 139: Indicators 2-3 should be 12-13.

Pg. 140: Indicator 4 should be 14.

Pg. 141: Indicators 5-7 should be 15-17.

Pg. 142: Indicators 8-11 should be 18-21.