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- noun Something (as a sign, or statement) that has no significance or meaning.
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Examples
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"In this representative sample of RCT's (randomized controlled trials) published in 2006 with statistically non-significant primary outcomes, the reporting and interpretation of findings was frequently inconsistent with the results."
Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010
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Pitching explains 2/3 of the variance, with batting covering the other 1/3; (2) the pay and performance relationship is significant, but the practical importance of the relationships is low, because non-performance factors exert stronger influence on pay levels; (3) the pay and winning relationship is significant, but becomes non-significant when performance variables are used to predict winning; and (4) the batting and pitching interaction is significant, but weak, with limited effects.
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Differences in the distributions for females when tested with a regular (and slightly liberal) test of independence is non-significant and hence can be attributed to chance (Pearson's Chi-Square=15.6, DF=12, p =.210).
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Black Women Are Not (Rated) Less Attractive!: Independent Analysis of the Add Health Dataset Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2011
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"In this representative sample of RCT's (randomized controlled trials) published in 2006 with statistically non-significant primary outcomes, the reporting and interpretation of findings was frequently inconsistent with the results."
Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010
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Among women under the age of 50 there was a slight increase in breast cancer deaths: A non-significant relative increase in mortality, of 4 percent, after the introduction of the screening program for older women.
Dr. Elaine Schattner: Holes in the Evidence on the Value of Screening Mammograms Dr. Elaine Schattner 2010
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Differences in the distributions for females when tested with a regular (and slightly liberal) test of independence is non-significant and hence can be attributed to chance (Pearson's Chi-Square=15.6, DF=12, p =.210).
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.: Black Women Are Not (Rated) Less Attractive!: Independent Analysis of the Add Health Dataset Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2011
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The study also found a higher but non-significant percentage of patients treated with Prozac reported troublesome side effects, and there was a trend toward greater treatment interruption for adverse effects in the Prozac group.
Dana Ullman: Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010
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Warranted in a statistically non-significant number of cases, yes. dculberson
How the DC snipers hacked an ex-police car to make a killing machine - Boing Boing 2009
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The study also found a higher but non-significant percentage of patients treated with Prozac reported troublesome side effects, and there was a trend toward greater treatment interruption for adverse effects in the Prozac group.
Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010
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"In this representative sample of RCT's (randomized controlled trials) published in 2006 with statistically non-significant primary outcomes, the reporting and interpretation of findings was frequently inconsistent with the results."
Mark Hyman, MD: Science for Sale: Protect Yourself From Medical Research Deception MD Mark Hyman 2010
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