| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| ranska | fausse alerte, faux positif |
| saksa | Fehlalarm |
| unkari | hamis pozitív |
| Monikko | false positives |
(statistics) A type I error.
Diagram of a binary classifier separating a set of samples into positive and negative values. The elements in the green area on the right are those classified as positive matches for the tested condition, while those on the pink area on the left were classified as negative matches. The red crosses ( ) within the green area () represent false positives (negative samples that were classified as positive). Conversely, the green circles ( ) within the pink area () represent false negatives (positive samples that were classified as negative).