Glossary Term
False Discovery Rate
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
A statistical method used for multiple testing corrections to control the expected proportion of false positives (Type I error) among rejected tests or hypotheses. It is less stringent than other multiple testing corrections and thereby, will allow a percentage of false positives.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C64214. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
False Discovery RateFDR