LSSGB: Which of the following errors is typically associated with the notion, “False positive”?

OPTIONS

• Type I error
• Type II error
• Type III error
• Depends on the experiments

ANSWER

Type I Error

EXPLANATION

Take an example of a patient who wished to go for an HIV test. He was actually not suffering from the virus, but the tests revealed that he was. The test declared him positive on HIV, while he was not. Thus, False Positive, option a is right.