False Positives$/$False Negatives

Identify if a given situation is an example of a false positive or a false negative.

Select the statement that indicates a false negative.

a$.)$

Test results indicate that a patient has cancer when he does not.

b$.)$

A control strip indicates a two$-$degree increase in temperature in the storage area when, in fact, there was no change in temperature.

c$.)$

A pregnancy test tells a woman she is not pregnant when she is$.$

d$.)$

A jury sends an innocent man to jail.