The Trend to Use the Word "Trend" to Describe Nonsignificant Results in Orthopaedic Literature.

JB JS Open Access · 2025 · PMC12002384 · PMID 40255490

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nearly significantno p-value reported

“Trend” is sometimes used to describe “nearly significant” findings when they are not statistically significant.

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