double count
Count something twice
Double count is to count the same item more than once, inflating a total.
In accounting or statistics, double counting skews results: The report double counted patients who visited multiple clinics.
The noun double count names this error: There was a double count in the inventory.
Also double-count.
scrutiny
Proving something accurate
- auditFormal accounts examination
- tallyRecorded count
- reviewCritical written assessment
- cross-checkVerify by comparing sources
validation · reconciliation · spot check · accuracy · discrepancy · error detection · inventory · tabulation
verification
Proving something accurate
cross-check · validation · reconciliation · spot check · accuracy · discrepancy · error detection · inventory · tabulation · enumeration
- counting mistakesmiscount, off-by-one, undercount, overcount, omission
- inventory errorsmiscount, mislabel, wrong location, wrong item, overstock