2035 lwwopen Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy J Neurol Phys Ther PMC12599506 12599506 12599506 40665489 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000526 Approaching Significance: Statistical Guidance for Authors and Reviewers Lohse Keith R PhD, PStat 1 ✉ Kliethermes Stephanie PhD 1 1 Program in Physical Therapy and Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA (K.R.L).; and Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA (S.K). ✉ Correspondence: Keith R.
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If authors do use NHSTs as their method of inference, they should avoid statements like “marginally significant,” “trending,” or “approaching significance.” If NHST is the method, then results are either statistically significant or not.