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Comment by jhayward

I'm reminded of this apt tweet [1]

> If a Type I error is a false positive, a Type II error is a false negative, and a Type III error is getting the right answer to the wrong question, is a Type IV error GIVING IMPORTANT CONCEPTS NUMBERS INSTEAD OF NAMES FOR NO GODDAMN REASON AND CONFUSING GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS

Also, I find the Confusion Matrix[2] to be a helpful reference, especially the multi-colored table with formulae for each condition.

[1] https://twitter.com/mjskay/status/1201380151356989440

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion_matrix

parent jhayward 6 years ago

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