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“marginally insignificant”

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p=0.08

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

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-------------------- Results -Does the analysis presented match the analysis plan? -Are the results clearly and completely presented? -Are the figures (Tables, Images) of sufficient quality for clarity? Reviewer #1: Statistical analyses are rigorous but I would ask that the authors delete text referring to "marginally insignificant" results and remove symbols to denote "P -Are the conclusions supported by the data presented? -Are the limitations of analysis clearly described? -Do the authors discuss how these data can be helpful to advance our understanding of the topic under study? -Is public health relevance addressed?
Although this effect was marginally insignificant, the trend of greater Asaia sp. absolute abundance in mosquitoes without A . taiwanensis infection comports with a hypothesis that the increase in apparent relative abundance of Wolbachia sp. is actually associated with a decrease abundance in some environmentally acquired bacterial symbionts.
Examples of inappropriate statistical analyses included: (1) using a parametric statistical test for non-parametric data, (2) stating that a marginally insignificant statistical test was still statistically “significant,” (3) using a paired statistical test for independent groups, and (4) using multiple comparisons without employing any statistical correction.
Supplemental mediation analyses with the length of videogame play as a mediator variable We conducted one-tailed mediation analyses that modeled the length of videogame play as a mediator of the effects of childhood SES on IQ after confirming that the abovementioned additional multiple regression analyses including the length of videogame play as an additional covariate made some of the significant results in the main analyses marginally insignificant.