Barely Significant
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“approaching significance”

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p=0.09

Listed by Hankins (2013) · Otte et al. (2022)

In the literature

Paired samples t -tests revealed that participants were more accurate for the first 10 trials than the second 10 trials for both the full-size images [first 10: mean = 61.3%, SD = 19.8; second 10: mean = 49.1%, SD = 17.1; t (31) = 2.63, p = 0.013] and the 70% size images [first 10: mean = 57.7%, SD = 16.3; second 10: mean = 51.0%, SD = 16.6; t (38) = 1.86, p = 0.071], though for the latter comparison the p -value was only approaching significance.
Toe Clearance The current results are the first to demonstrate a significant reduction in toe clearance mid swing (bin 12) in the OLD compared with the YOUNG, which is seen when the toe clearance reflex (approaching significance) is superimposed on the toe clearance data from unperturbed gait profiles in these healthy older adults.
They do this by using terms such as “almost significant,” “bordered on being statistically significant,” “a statistical trend toward significance,” or “approaching significance.” Hankins lists 468 such phrases he found in published papers!
Common misconceptions about data analysis and statistics.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol · 2014 · PMC4203998
ExG improved global health status, physical functioning and physiological indicators (e.g., fitness, body composition) over time; PAC enhanced future perspectives, body image functioning, breast symptoms, and other psychological outcomes, with changes in depressive symptoms (-1.4 [-2.4; -0.3]) and life satisfaction (0.8 [0.2; 1.5]) approaching significance.