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False precision
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<p>False precision (also called overprecision, fake precision, misplaced precision, excess precision, and spurious precision) occurs when numerical data are presented in a manner that implies better <a href="/facts/Accuracy_and_precision/JQ47xXDq">precision</a> than is justified; since precision is a limit to <a href="/facts/Accuracy_and_precision/JQ47xXDq">accuracy</a> (in the ISO definition of accuracy), this often leads to overconfidence in the accuracy, named <a href="/facts/Precision_bias/rVH7rRJe">precision bias</a>. </p>