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Type I and type II errors

Type I errors (or α error, or false positive) and type II errors (β error, or a false negative) are two terms used to describe statistical errors.
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false-positive test result

A test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition.

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