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| title = Error Types | | title = Error Types | ||
| image = error_types.png | | image = error_types.png | ||
− | | titletext = Type IIII error: Mistaking tally marks for Roman | + | | titletext = Type IIII error: Mistaking tally marks for Roman neumerals |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a TYPE IX DROID. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
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The comic is riffing on {{w|Type I and type II errors}}, also known as "false positive" and "false negative", respectively. The first two rows of the comic's table are correct definitions for established terms in statistics. Further rows contain suggestions for new terminology. | The comic is riffing on {{w|Type I and type II errors}}, also known as "false positive" and "false negative", respectively. The first two rows of the comic's table are correct definitions for established terms in statistics. Further rows contain suggestions for new terminology. | ||
+ | This comic may have been inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, as there is a lot of medical testing being done for the disease, and thus there are instances of false positives and negatives for the disease. | ||
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|Type I | |Type I | ||
|{{w|False_positives_and_false_negatives#False_positive_error|False positive}} | |{{w|False_positives_and_false_negatives#False_positive_error|False positive}} | ||
− | |A false positive is a result that indicates a correlation, when there is no correlation in reality. For example, a person may test positive (indicating that | + | |A false positive is a result that indicates a correlation, when there is no correlation in reality. For example, a person may test positive (indicating that he has a disease), but in actuality he ''does not'' have the disease. |
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|Type II | |Type II | ||
|{{w|False_positives_and_false_negatives#False_negative_error|False negative}} | |{{w|False_positives_and_false_negatives#False_negative_error|False negative}} | ||
− | |A false negative is a result that indicates no correlation, when there is a correlation in reality. For example, a person may test negative (indicating that | + | |A false negative is a result that indicates no correlation, when there is a correlation in reality. For example, a person may test negative (indicating that he does not have a disease), but in actuality he ''does'' have the disease. |
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|Type III | |Type III | ||
|True positive for incorrect reasons | |True positive for incorrect reasons | ||
− | |"{{w|Type III error}}" is a nonstandard term meant to build off the notion of type I and II errors. Randall's explanations of this and of Type IV errors line up with some relatively common definitions of them, but others have also been proposed. None have yet been widely adopted | + | |"{{w|Type III error}}" is a nonstandard term meant to build off the notion of type I and II errors. Randall's explanations of this and of Type IV errors line up with some relatively common definitions of them, but others have also been proposed. None have yet been widely adopted. |
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|Type IV | |Type IV | ||
|True negative for incorrect reasons | |True negative for incorrect reasons | ||
− | | | + | |As with "Type III", this definition is nonstandard and usage of the phrase is often a bit tongue-in-cheek. |
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|Type V | |Type V | ||
|Incorrect result which leads you to a correct conclusion due to unrelated errors | |Incorrect result which leads you to a correct conclusion due to unrelated errors | ||
− | |Here we get into errors entirely made up by Randall. The idea behind this one is that a botched statistical test might accidentally result in a true conclusion due to completely unrelated errors in the other direction--perhaps during data collection or aggregation | + | |Here we get into errors entirely made up by Randall. The idea behind this one is that a botched statistical test might accidentally result in a true conclusion due to completely unrelated errors in the other direction--perhaps during data collection or aggregation. |
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|Type VI | |Type VI | ||
|Correct result which you interpret wrong | |Correct result which you interpret wrong | ||
− | | | + | |This has actually been proposed as a definition of a Type IV error by Marascuilo and Levin. |
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|Type VII | |Type VII | ||
|Incorrect result which produces a cool graph | |Incorrect result which produces a cool graph | ||
− | |It is commonly believed that [https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/ data is beautiful]. Sometimes, that's still true even when the data is bogus! | + | |It is commonly believed that [https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/ data is beautiful]. Sometimes, that's still true even when the data is bogus! |
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|Type VIII | |Type VIII | ||
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|Type IX | |Type IX | ||
|The Rise of Skywalker | |The Rise of Skywalker | ||
− | |''{{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker}}'' is the ninth and final film in the ''Star Wars'' Skywalker saga | + | |''{{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker}}'' is the ninth and final film in the ''Star Wars'' Skywalker saga. It received far less critical acclaim than the previous two films in the sequel trilogy. |
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|Type IIII | |Type IIII | ||
− | |Mistaking tally marks for Roman | + | |Mistaking tally marks for Roman neumerals ''[sic]'' |
− | |Title text. "I", "II", and "III" could be representations of the numbers one, two, and three in either {{w|tally marks}} or {{w|Roman numerals}}. It's only when you get to "IV" or "IIII" that it becomes apparent which system is being used. Some clocks use Roman numerals but with "IIII" instead of "IV" at the four o'clock position; the exact reason for this is unknown, but [https://www.electrictime.com/news/roman-iiii-vs-iv-on-clock-dials/ several plausible hypotheses] have been advanced. | + | |Title text. "I", "II", and "III" could be representations of the numbers one, two, and three in either {{w|tally marks}} or {{w|Roman numerals}}. It's only when you get to "IV" or "IIII" that it becomes apparent which system is being used. Some clocks use Roman numerals but with "IIII" instead of "IV" at the four o'clock position; the exact reason for this is unknown, but [https://www.electrictime.com/news/roman-iiii-vs-iv-on-clock-dials/ several plausible hypotheses] have been advanced. Ironically, Randall seems to have made a typographical error of his own when spelling the word "numerals". |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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− | + | * Type I Error: False positive | |
− | + | * Type II Error: False negative | |
− | + | * Type III Error: True positive for incorrect reasons | |
− | + | * Type IV Error: True negative for incorrect reasons | |
− | + | * Type V Error: Incorrect result which leads you to a correct conclusion due to unrelated errors | |
− | + | * Type VI Error: Correct result which you interpret wrong | |
− | + | * Type VII Error: Incorrect result which produces a cool graph | |
− | + | * Type VIII Error: Incorrect result which sparks further research and the development of new tools which reveal the flaw in the original results while producing novel correct results | |
− | + | * Type IX Error: The Rise of Skywalker | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
[[Category:Star Wars]] | [[Category:Star Wars]] | ||
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