False positive is the case where the positive result of a test doesn't correspond to reality. It can lead to the wrong decision.
Questions tagged [false-positive]
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Raspberry Pi Python button gives false positives
Can someone point me in the correct direction of how to fix this issue with the false positives I recieve?
I have tried to do according to this suggestion…

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function "SWITCH" does not support comparing values of type True/False with values of type integer. Consider using the VALUE or FORMAT function
Response_Time_Status = SWITCH(ISBLANK(ENQUIRY[FBDATE].[Date]),ABS(DATEDIFF(ENQUIRY[PROJECTEDRESPONSEDATE],ENQUIRY[STATUSCLOSEDTIME],DAY)<=ABS(DATEDIFF(ENQUIRY[ENQDATE],ENQUIRY[PROJECTEDRESPONSEDATE],DAY))), "On…
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How to detect false positive?
When applying statistical hypothesis testing, type I error (false positive) could happen. Often we would not know whether type I error happens. But are there cases otherwise, i.e., we can have the truth later after applying hypothesis testing?
For…

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Question about how to improve my intrusion detection model and decrease false positives?
I have a machine learning model that i feel is still getting false positives. It can largely detect attacks that i produce separately from the training / test set, maybe at a 80% rate? But for me that is not enough. I also tried to drop columns with…

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How to define fault threshold using estimates of imu sensor bias faults
I have a mathematical model of aerial vehicle. I have developed a estimation strategy to estimate the biasses in IMU sensors (gyroscope and accelerometer), and finally got some estimation results. The estimated bias waveform contain lot of…
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SpotBugs: SQL injection warning is false positive in this case?
I have something like this:
PreparedStatement ps;
// ...
public static final String sqlQuery = "select * from users where user_id = ?";
public ResultSet getResultData(int id) {
ps = conn.prepareStatement(sqlQuery); // SpotBugs warning here
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JSCPD code duplication linter giving a false positive in next.js project
I recently found out about GitHub actions superlinter which uses JSCPD to check for code duplication. It worked initially but I'm running into one specific false positive and I can't figure it out. JSCPD also has a package on npm and I tested it…

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Flutter windows build, false positive antivirus
am trying to build lancher for some game, and after finish programing and build it for windows, all fine,
But when i give it to someone thire antivairus give alarm for torgan, and some authers there browsers delete it after installing immediately…

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False positive IF condition, in BASH. Testing ((A ||B ) && C)
Please see below example test code that I am getting false positive for:
#!/bin/bash
sub1(){
if [[ (($1 -lt 0) || "$1" == "-0") && ($3 =~ re) ]]
then
echo "Sub1: Condition is true $1 $2 $3 $4"
else
echo "Sub1: Condition is false $1 $2 $3…

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Windows Defender keep blocking my application that project for college homework
Im working on application for my college homework. It will show a lot of windows info to user. But windows defender dont let me run the program without add exe on exclusions. Looks like a generic blocking. I dont want present that for my entire…

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how to reduce false positive alerts etc. Risky sign-in: Unfamiliar sign-in properties related to MFA login
how to reduce false positive alerts etc. Risky sign-in: Unfamiliar sign-in properties related to MFA login
following links in microsoft
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/768911/atypical-travel-unfamiliar-sign-in-properties.html

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How to configure ESLint to understand Vue.js v-model directive?
Let's have a sample single file Component:
ESLint says:
ESLint: 'foo' is never reassigned. Use 'const' instead. (prefer-const)
However since it is used…

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Why installers made with Installforge/InnoSetup are showing false positive?
I made an application in python and converted it to exe using Pyinstaller which is tested clean.
I tried making an installer for the exe using both installforge and inno setup but it shows a false positive message for B!ml type virus like Wacatac…

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How can I retrain false positive and false negative labels of a logistic regression model?
I have trained a logistic regression model with an extreme imbalanced classes. I used all techniques (SMOTE, class weight adjustment, decision threshold) to improve performance metrics (Precision and Recall) but results are not very promising -…

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Python binary number - recursion
def question2_a(num_str): # 1001
if len(num_str) == 0:
return True
if num_str[0] != ("0" or "1"):
return False
return question2_a(num_str[1: ])
print(question2_a("100"))
I cant understand, why do I get False??
the…