overcounts
Adds too many
Overcounts is the plural of overcount and the third-person singular verb form.
An overcount is a tally that exceeds the true number—the opposite of an undercount.
Census data may contain overcounts of certain populations.
To overcount is to count too many: The auditor discovered we had overcounted inventory by several hundred units.
Error in estimation
- miscountError in enumeration
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- overestimationJudging something too high
overshoot · calculation error · overcalculation · inflation · overstatement · exaggeration · false positive · clerical error
Distant data point
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- inflationSustained price level increase
- skewTwist from straight
- oversamplingSampling above required frequency
bias · distortion · overrepresentation · false positive · sampling error · data quality · census · enumeration
Restoration of friendly relations
- auditFormal accounts examination
- verificationProving something accurate
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- revisionAltering to improve
recalculation · cross-check · validation · spot-check · quality control · error detection · rectification
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- miscountError in enumeration
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
overestimation · overshoot · calculation error · overcalculation · inflation · overstatement · exaggeration · false positive · clerical error · rounding error
outlier
Distant data point
oversampling · bias · distortion · overrepresentation · false positive · sampling error · data quality · census · enumeration · headcount
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- auditFormal accounts examination
- verificationProving something accurate
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
revision · recalculation · cross-check · validation · spot-check · quality control · error detection · rectification
overcountsundercounts
Tallies too few
underestimates · underreports · lowballs · underrepresents · misses
overcountsunderestimates
Judges below actual worth
undervalues · lowballs · minimizes · conservative estimate · deflates