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Type I error - Definition |
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In statistical hypothesis testing, a Type I error consists of rejecting a null hypothesis that is true, in other words finding a result to have statistical significance when this has in fact happened by chance. A test with high specificity will have fewer Type I errors. The symbol for the probability of a Type I error is α (alpha) and is sometimes described as the size of the test.
See also Type II error.
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Example Usage of error |
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techgle_winxp: WinXP-Configuration - Customize: error checking won't work http://forum.techgle.com/showthread.php?t=333968 |
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prendon: "Le informamos que por un error involuntario, se envió un correo en el cual se informó que usted había sido ganador de una cena navideña" ¬¬ |
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MoEgger1530: Yup. XU got shafted. The jump ball call was really bad, but the clock operation error was inexcusable. |
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