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False Positive Rate

Within this document the false positive rate is defined as the number (or percentage) of Known Non-Matches which are incorrectly determined to be an Identification.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 062 Standard for Topography Comparison Software for Toolmark Analysis. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link