False Positive
False Positive - the proportion of positives in a group that were assessed incorrectly (assessed as positive when the patient was actually negative)
- Test Results: Although most tests/assessments result in either a positive or negative, the accuracy of a test is dependent on the number of positives and negatives that are correct. Therefore, when the accuracy of a test is determined, their are 4 possible results, because a positive or negative result could be right (true) or wrong (false).
Related Terms
- true positive
- true negative
- sensitivity
- specificity
- true positive
- true negative
- sensitivity
- specificity
- true positive
- true negative
- sensitivity
- specificity
Synonyms
- Type I error
- false alarm
- false detection
- false hit
- Type I error
- false alarm
- false detection
- false hit
- Type I error
- false alarm
- false detection
- false hit