What is False positives and false negatives?
'''False positives''' and '''negatives''' are words related with practical testing. When performing a practical test, there is the possibility that the result of the test does not show the real situation. In a test, a '''false positive''' is when a test result shows that a condition is present {{ndash}} but it is not. A '''false negative''' is when a test result shows a condition is ''not'' present when in fact it ''is'' present. == Related pages == * [[Type I and type II errors]] describe the same condition when it occurs in a [[Statistical hypothesis test|statistical]] test {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Science]]