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Type I Error

This is the mistake when one rejects the null hypothesis (one states that there is an effect) and it is true (there is really NO effect). This is also called a false positivedetecting an effect where none exist. (see false positive.)

Committee

Dogs & Sensors

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2017. Source link