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.)
• A customer gets strep throat after drinking milk that passed inspection for streptococcus.
• b.)
• An innocent man is sent to jail.
• c.)
• A temperature strip indicates a change in temperature when one did not occur.
• d.)
• The store's alarm sounds off even though a break-in did not happen.