error of the first kind
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Related to error of the first kind: type II error
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
error of the first kind
See type I error.
er·ror of the first kind
(er'ŏr fĭrst kīnd)In a Neyman-Pearson test of a statistical hypothesis, the possibility of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.
Synonym(s): alpha (α) error.
Synonym(s): alpha (α) error.