nonsignificant

Examples

• All

• After analyzing the data, they found that the improvements were statistically nonsignificant and likely due to chance.

• Most of the effect sizes reported in the study, however, were nonsignificant.

  Academic text (2013)

• Finally, some may argue that our consistently nonsignificant results were because of insufficient statistical power.

  Academic text (2013)

• Among men, differences in friend scale scores were nonsignificant between those with and without SUD.

  Academic text (2008)

• However, several of the most significant variables had greatly reduced or nonsignificant effects for externalizing boys.

  Academic text (1993)

• All of these restrictions are justified by the nonsignificant Wald tests described for Model 1.

  Academic text (2011)

• Observed power for the nonsignificant findings ranged from .20 to .39, with an average observed power of .31.

  Academic text (2013)

• Observed power for the nonsignificant findings ranged from .19 to .36, with an average observed power of .29.

  Academic text (2013)

• The model was rejected based on the significant chi-square, and nonsignificant paths were trimmed from the model.

  Academic text (2008)

• Both the 1991 and 2003 studies that examined this question had nonsignificant trends in support of take-home tests.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

T

trivial

vsnonsignificant

121 3.9

Not important or serious

is specifically about tiny effect size or chance rather than value

I

insignificant

vsnonsignificant

104 4.1

Not important or too small to matter

is usually judged small or due to chance rather than meaningful

U

unimportant

vsnonsignificant

54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

is often used when an effect is too small or likely random

N

negligible

vsnonsignificant

31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

is likely due to chance or too small to matter

I

inconsequential

vsnonsignificant

29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

is focused on tiny size or chance rather than general unimportance

I

inconsiderable

vsnonsignificant

3 6.8

Too small or not important enough to matter

is treated as likely due to chance or without practical importance

I

inappreciable

vsnonsignificant

9.2

Too small to notice or to change anything

is often seen as not meaningful statistically because of tiny size

N

nonsubstantial

vsnonsignificant

7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

is about being small enough to be probably due to chance

U

unmomentous

vsnonsignificant

6.8

Not important and having little effect on events

refers more to small size or chance rather than lack of consequence

I

inconsequent

vsnonsignificant

9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

focuses on small statistical or practical effect rather than triviality

Antonyms

I

important

∞ 1.0

A person or thing that matters a lot

S

significant

• Specialized

92 4.9

A result not likely from chance that shows a real effect

How Significant

substantial

7 5.0

significant

• Specialized

92 4.9

marginal

35 4.9

nonsignificant

• Specialized

1 6.0

negligible

31 5.6

trivial

121 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology