Definition:Type I Error
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Definition
A type $\text I$ error is the rejection of a true null hypothesis as the result of a hypothesis test.
The probability of a type $\text I$ error is controlled by fixing the significance level $\alpha$.
Also known as
A type $\text I$ error is also known as an error of the first kind.
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Sources
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- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): type I error
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): hypothesis testing
- 2011: Morris H. DeGroot and Mark J. Schervish: Probability and Statistics (4th ed.): $9.1$: Problems of Testing Hypotheses: Definition $9.1.7$
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Type I error