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Explainer: False Positives vs. False Negatives in Medical Risk Models #65

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Second README-promised healthcare explainer: how the direction of error matters, and why false negatives cluster in historically undertreated groups.

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Complements "Why Accuracy Is Not Enough" and the Equalized Odds explainer (TPR/FPR parity).

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  • explainers/false-positives-negatives-medical.md
  • Per-group FP/FN breakdown code, numbered limitations, further reading
  • Cross-link to equalized-odds, calibration; add to site + README + CONTRIBUTING

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