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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alpha error" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in statistical contexts to refer to the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a Type I error.
Example: "In our study, we set the alpha error at 0.05 to minimize the chances of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis."
Alternatives: "Type I error" or "false positive rate".
Dictionary
alpha error
noun
Type I error
Exact(60)
For all tests, an alpha error of 5% was accepted.
Has employed a maximum of 5% alpha error.
For the whole brain analyses the alpha error was set to 0.1%.
Hypothesis tests were 2-sided with an alpha error of 0.05.
The alpha error was fixed at 5%.
An alpha error of 5% was accepted.
*Not statistically significant after alpha error correction.
Alpha error was set at p < 0.05.
The accepted alpha error was 0.05.
The alpha error was set at 0.05.
Alpha error level is less than 5%.
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