Meaning Alpha error
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Alpha errorThe statistical error made in testing a hypothesis when it is concluded that a result is positive, but it really is not. Also known as false positive.
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Alpha errorRefer to "See Also" column to the right.
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Alpha errorThe statistical error (said to be of the first kind or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is concluded that a result is positive when it really is not. Alpha error is often referred to as a false positive. (12 Dec 1998)
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Alpha erroris one of the two types of potential errors when conducting a statistical hypothesis test. An alpha error can only occur when the statistical test result is ‘significant’ (i.e. p<0.05). In this case, there is still a small chance (below 5%) that the observed difference (or the observed amount of association) is attributable to chance alone and d [..]
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