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er·ror of the first kind

in a Neyman-Pearson test of a statistical hypothesis the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
Synonym(s): alpha error, type I error
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alpha error

The likelihood that a relationship observed between two variables is due to chance—i.e., the probability of a type-1 error.
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