“verging on significance”

We found that there were significant positive correlations between the DMN-SN ( r = 0.367, p-value = 0.021), SN-CEN ( r = 0.325, p-value = 0.043) and verging on significance for the CEN-DMN ( r = 0.314, p-value = 0.051).

However, the interaction between Stimulus Type and Accuracy showed a medium-to-large effect size and a trend verging on significance, prompting further exploration (F (1,17) = 4.42, p = 0.051, η 2 = 0.21).

Mann-Whitney U-test for the distribution across categories (natural hair compared to treated hair) showed that treated hair samples had higher testosterone concentrations, with the test statistic verging on significance (p = 0.051; Fig 2 ).

The ANOVA showed an effect of background and of chromatic/luminance co m bination (F(2, 34) = 3.78, p = 0.033, ηp 2 = 0.18 and F(2, 34) = 3.83, p = 0.032, ηp 2 = 0.18 respectively), while the interaction was verging on significance (F(4, 68) = 2.12, p = 0.057, ηp 2 = 0.13).

An interaction between having a gastrointestinal disorder and age was forced into the model as the interaction term was verging on significance ( p = 0.058) and did not increase the AIC by more than 3.

A decrease in methylation status of the CpG island associated with LEF1 was verging on significance (p = 0.06) in subjects with a NPM1 mutation compared to NPM1 wild-type subjects in this smaller population study.

There was no global effect of lesion ( F (1,48) = 2.13), and no interaction with the treatment ( F (2,48) = 2.61), although it was verging on significance ( p ≃ 0.08).

We also observed that BrM had significantly decreased TCR (TRA/TRB) abundance and diversity as compared to primary tumors, and this association was verging on significance for certain immunoglobulin classes.

Statements such as “trending interactions” and “verging on significance” were used to describe data with an alpha of 0.06–0.08.