In the context of predicting performance on some criterion from test results, a key difference between a false positive and a false negative is a false positive is someone predicted to

a) succeed but who failed, while a false negative is someone predicted to fail but who succeeded.
b) fail but who succeeded, while a false negative is someone predicted to succeed but who failed.
c) fail who did in fact fail, while a false negative is someone predicted to succeed who did in fact succeed
d) succeed who did in fact succeed, while a false negative is someone predicted to fail who did in fact fail.


a

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