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false positive  

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  • The term false positive is most commonly employed in diagnostic classification within the context of assessing test validity. The term represents a diagnostic decision in which an individual has been identified as having a specific condition (such as an illness), when, in fact, he or she does not have the condition. [Source: Encyclopedia of Research Design; False Positive]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-THCLDW35-R

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