False positive rate
The share of actually negative cases incorrectly labeled positive.
What False positive rate does not show
It requires a trustworthy negative denominator and should not be confused with false discovery rate.
Related terms in Measurement and evaluation
How a measurement earns trust: evaluation sets, error rates, calibration, reproducibility, and the biases that make a number look better than it is.
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Questions about False positive rate
What is False positive rate?
The share of actually negative cases incorrectly labeled positive.
What does False positive rate not show or guarantee?
It requires a trustworthy negative denominator and should not be confused with false discovery rate.
Which area of the glossary does False positive rate belong to?
Measurement and evaluation: How a measurement earns trust: evaluation sets, error rates, calibration, reproducibility, and the biases that make a number look better than it is.
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