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giving the right answer to the wrong problem, as when an analysis answers a question other than the one that mattered.

In statistics, Type III error refers to giving the right answer to the wrong problem, as when an analysis answers a question other than the one that mattered. This meaning comes from Kimball (1957) in Journal of the American Statistical Association.[1]

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References

Kimball, A. W. (1957). Errors of the Third Kind in Statistical Consulting. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 52(278), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1957.10501374

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