diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/jsdoc-no-shortcut-reference-image/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/jsdoc-no-shortcut-reference-image/lib/main.js
index 7e2fcf6a3ca2..255d2f91179b 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/jsdoc-no-shortcut-reference-image/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/eslint/rules/jsdoc-no-shortcut-reference-image/lib/main.js
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@ var rule;
 
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
+/**
+* Copies AST node location info.
+*
+* @private
+* @param {Object} loc - AST node location
+* @returns {Object} copied location info
+*/
+function copyLocationInfo( loc ) {
+	return {
+		'start': {
+			'line': loc.start.line,
+			'column': loc.start.column
+		},
+		'end': {
+			'line': loc.end.line,
+			'column': loc.end.column
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 /**
 * Rule to prevent shortcut Markdown reference images from being used in JSDoc descriptions.
 *
@@ -112,26 +132,6 @@ function main( context ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	* Copies AST node location info.
-	*
-	* @private
-	* @param {Object} loc - AST node location
-	* @returns {Object} copied location info
-	*/
-	function copyLocationInfo( loc ) {
-		return {
-			'start': {
-				'line': loc.start.line,
-				'column': loc.start.column
-			},
-			'end': {
-				'line': loc.end.line,
-				'column': loc.end.column
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
 	/**
 	* Reports an error message.
 	*
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/cdc-nchs-us-infant-mortality-bw-1915-2013/scripts/build.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/cdc-nchs-us-infant-mortality-bw-1915-2013/scripts/build.js
index afd93538747e..ffc0e70e5f7e 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/cdc-nchs-us-infant-mortality-bw-1915-2013/scripts/build.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/datasets/cdc-nchs-us-infant-mortality-bw-1915-2013/scripts/build.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var readFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-file' ).sync;
 var writeFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/write-file' ).sync;
 var RE_EOL = require( '@stdlib/regexp/eol' ).REGEXP;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 
 
 // VARIABLES //
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ function main() {
 	for ( i = 0; i < data.length; i++ ) {
 		d = data[ i ].split( ',' );
 		if ( d.length !== fields.length ) {
-			throw new Error( 'unexpected error. Number of row values ('+d.length+') does not match the expected number of fields ('+fields.length+').' );
+			throw new Error( format( 'unexpected error. Number of row values (%d) does not match the expected number of fields (%d).', d.length, fields.length ) );
 		}
 		for ( j = 1; j < d.length; j++ ) {
 			d[ j ] = parseFloat( d[ j ] );
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function main() {
 		} else if ( d[ 0 ] === 'white' ) {
 			json.white.push( d[ 2 ] );
 		} else {
-			throw new Error( 'unexpected error. Unrecognized race: `'+d[2]+'`.' );
+			throw new Error( format( 'unexpected error. Unrecognized race: `%s`.', d[ 0 ] ) );
 		}
 	}
 	if ( json.black.length !== json.white.length ) {