StatisticsIntermediate
Type I Error
Definition
A false positive: incorrectly rejecting a true null hypothesis, concluding that an effect exists when it does not. The probability of a Type I error is denoted by alpha (usually set at 0.05).
Example
Concluding that a drug is effective when the observed improvement was actually due to chance is a Type I error.
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