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false positives and false negatives

types of error in data reporting, where false positive is an error in which a test result incorrectly indicates the presence of a condition, while a false negative is the opposite error where the test fails to indicate the actual presence
Class type of: type I and type II errors Q18207010

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5 properties
Instance of
duality
Subclass of
type I and type II errors[2]
Facet of
binary classification[3]
Permanent duplicated item
type I and type II errors[5]
Studied by
epidemiology[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en false positives and false negatives ar الإيجابية الكاذبة والسلبية الكاذبة cs falešná pozitiva cs falešná pozitiva a falešná negativa cs falešně negativní cs falešné negativum cs falešně pozitivní cs falešné pozitivum cs falešné pozitivum a falešné negativum cs falešná negativa es falso positivo y falso negativo fa مثبت کاذب و منفی کاذب he חיובי כוזב ושלילי כוזב he תוצאה חיובית שגויה ותוצאה שלילית שגויה hi झूठी सकारात्मक और झूठी नकारात्मक id Positif palsu dan negatif palsu it falso positivo e falso negativo ja 偽陽性と偽陰性 ko 거짓 양성과 거짓 음성 nl fout-positief en fout-negatief
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Facet of 1
binary classification
Permanent duplicated item 1
type I and type II errors
Studied by 1
epidemiology
Subclass of 1
type I and type II errors
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type I and type II errors
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Summary

false positives and false negatives is a duality[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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