False negative rate. A misnomer, misunderstood and misused.
GK Nagy - Acta cytologica, 1997 - europepmc.org
… false negative fraction and miss rate. The statistically correct term in the practice of cytopathology
is false negative … of false negative cases) is a part of the denominator (number of true …
is false negative … of false negative cases) is a part of the denominator (number of true …
Inference without significance: measuring support for hypotheses rather than rejecting them
T Gerrodette - Marine Ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… : (i) that NHST is widely misused and misunderstood; (ii) that … I error rate of falsely rejecting
the null hypothesis, a rate not … Despite the misnomer, NHST as used here refers generally …
the null hypothesis, a rate not … Despite the misnomer, NHST as used here refers generally …
ThinPrep Papanicolaou testing to reduce false-negative cervical cytology
J Linder, D Zahniser - Archives of pathology & laboratory …, 1998 - search.proquest.com
… In fact, the statement intends to convey that 25% of women with cervical disease, a small
percentage of the US population, will have a misinterpreted Pap smear. Despite concerns …
percentage of the US population, will have a misinterpreted Pap smear. Despite concerns …
[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Reproducible research from noisy data: Revisiting key statistical principles for the animal sciences
… Yet, misconceptions and misuse of statistics are recognized … As a side note, we briefly mention
the misleading misnomer of a … We illustrate inflation of the probability of false positives due …
the misleading misnomer of a … We illustrate inflation of the probability of false positives due …
[HTML][HTML] Fifty psychological and psychiatric terms to avoid: A list of inaccurate, misleading, misused, ambiguous, and logically confused words and phrases
The goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear writing among students and
teachers of psychological science by curbing terminological misinformation and confusion. To …
teachers of psychological science by curbing terminological misinformation and confusion. To …
Emergency contraception pill awareness and knowledge in uninsured adolescents: high rates of misconceptions concerning indications for use, side effects, and …
S Yen, DD Parmar, EL Lin, S Ammerman - Journal of pediatric and …, 2015 - Elsevier
… in case regular contraception is misused, not used, or fails. … With 44% under the false
impression that ECPs have to be … This myth may be due to the misnomer: “morning after pill.” …
impression that ECPs have to be … This myth may be due to the misnomer: “morning after pill.” …
What is atypia? Use, misuse and overuse of the term atypia in diagnostic cytopathology
SE Pambuccian - Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, 2015 - Elsevier
… misunderstanding of the cytopathology report, and to an increase the clinicians' diagnostic
uncertainty, with negative … the potential impact of a false-positive diagnosis. Conversely, the …
uncertainty, with negative … the potential impact of a false-positive diagnosis. Conversely, the …
Interobsenrer Variability of a Papanicolaou Smear Diagnosis of Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance
SS Raab, KR Geisinger, JF Silverman… - American journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
… the AGUS category is a misnomer inasmuch as many AGUS … in reclassifying these false
negative cases along with control … laboratories rather than by false negative rates. In summary, …
negative cases along with control … laboratories rather than by false negative rates. In summary, …
A poor prognosis for the diagnostic screening critique of statistical tests
… misunderstanding and misuse of this statistical methodology. … I error (often called the “false
positive rate”) with the posterior … , “positive predictive value,” in this context, is a misnomer. …
positive rate”) with the posterior … , “positive predictive value,” in this context, is a misnomer. …
Equivocal economic terms or terminology revisited
C Resche - Meta, 2000 - erudit.org
… terminology unavoidably contains risks of misuse or even abuse, … English Language
Dictionary, “a misnomer is a word used to … Likewise a eurobond should not be mistaken for a bond …
Dictionary, “a misnomer is a word used to … Likewise a eurobond should not be mistaken for a bond …