misclassification
noun
mis·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
ˌmis-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
plural misclassifications
: an act or instance of wrongly assigning someone or something to a group or category : incorrect classification
Cracking down on the misclassification of workers so that those mislabeled as "independent contractors" can become unionizable employees.—
Harold Meyerson
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In order to change that, Gaia’s system uses AI to match product descriptions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), which drives down the rate of error and misclassification.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Feb. 2025
The reliance on self-reporting raises issues of potential recall and misclassification biases that could affect the accuracy of the associations found in the study.
—Paul McClure 05, New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
More fragmenting means more misclassification of workers, experts say.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
This has led to misclassifications of athletes and individuals with atypical body compositions.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Feb. 2025
The reliance on self-reporting raises issues of potential recall and misclassification biases that could affect the accuracy of the associations found in the study.
—Paul McClure 05, New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
More fragmenting means more misclassification of workers, experts say.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
This has led to misclassifications of athletes and individuals with atypical body compositions.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Misclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassification. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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