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At the level of genomewide significance, the most similar results between the two studies are for dog-oriented fear (chr18 and X), separation-related anxiety (chr10 and chrX) and touch sensitivity (chr10 and chr18, with chrX being significant in discovery and almost significant in confirmation).
Genetic mapping of canine fear and aggression.
BMC Genomics · 2016 · PMC4977763
chemoradiotherapy were 0.69 (0.56–0.85) ( P < 0.001), 0.48 (0.41–0.56) ( P < 0.001), 0.63 (0.39–1.03) ( P = 0.068), and 0.76 (0.61–0.94) ( P = 0.010), respectively, showing significant OS benefit for sublobectomy/lobectomy and an almost significant OS benefit for pneumonectomy.
Surgery for stage IIB-IIIB small cell lung cancer.
World J Surg Oncol · 2023 · PMC10591395
On the other hand, the difference of -18 ms ( p = 0.313) obtained for control muscles in four of five RG1 rats and the difference of 1 ms ( p = 1.0) for control muscles in the RG2 rats was not significant, while the difference of -21 ms ( p = 0.026) obtained for muscles with SNC in the RG2 rats was almost significant ( S8 and S9 Tables).
1 ). Significant group*time effect for NRS ( p < 0.001), NDI ( p : 0.009), and PPTs of the remote site ( p : 0.010) and significant main effect for time for NRS ( p < 0.001) and NDI ( p : 0.019) and an almost significant main effect for time (p: 0.052) for PPTs of the remote site were calculated and presented in Figs. 2 and 3 .
In our study, although chest drain size showed an almost significant association with recurrence in the univariate analysis, this variable did not maintain significance in the multivariable model, suggesting that the observed association may be influenced by confounding factors related to patient characteristics or intraoperative findings rather than representing an independent predictor of recurrence.
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
Although the L-ROI measurements provided significant or almost significant results in some analyses, the S-ROI measurements provided significant results in a larger number of analyses. ∆ ADC between pretreatment and post-EBRT ADC measurements proved to be a significant prognostic predictor in OS and RFS calculations.