An error in a statistical test which occurs when a false hypothesis is accepted (a false positive in terms of the null hypothesis).
Type I Error
See also
Null Hypothesis, Sensitivity, Specificity, Statistical Test, Type II ErrorExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Type I Error." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/TypeIError.html