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Noun Concept
Categories: Arithmetic, Articles with short description, Numerical analysis
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false precision  fake precision  False accuracy  False precession  Misleading precision
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False precision occurs when numerical data are presented in a manner that implies better precision than is justified; since precision is a limit to accuracy, this often leads to overconfidence in the accuracy, named precision bias. Wikipedia
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False precision occurs when numerical data are presented in a manner that implies better precision than is justified; since precision is a limit to accuracy, this often leads to overconfidence in the accuracy, named precision bias. Wikipedia
IS A
mistake
redundancy
HAS EFFECT
precision bias
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false precision
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false precision
Wikipedia Redirections
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fake precision, False accuracy, False precession, Misleading precision, misplaced precision, overprecision, Spurious accuracy, spurious precision, Undue precision
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fake precision, misplaced precision, overprecision, spurious precision

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