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Evidence Synthesis Academy
Evidence Synthesis Academy

Evidence Synthesis Academy

Training the next generation of evidence synthesis consumers and producers

Be Careful About ‘Significant’

Back to: Report Your Findings

The word “significant” has a particular technical meaning in research studies. You should only use it to describe findings that are “statistically significant.”

If you want to talk about importance, use other words, such as “marked” or “substantial.”

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  • Getting Started
    • Getting Started
    • How to Begin
    • Follow Instructions
    • Establish Authorship
    • Think Visually
    • Protect Your Credibility: Check Your Work!
    • Read the PRISMA Statement
    • One More Thing
  • Title
    • Title
    • Title Format
    • Back to PICO(D)
    • Examples of Titles
    • Build Your Title
  • Abstract
    • Abstract
    • What to do First
    • Abstract Format
    • Abstract Lengths
    • Structured Abstract Example
    • Abstract Example Continued
    • Build Your Abstract
    • Check Yourself
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
    • Begin at the Beginning
    • Building a Better Introduction
    • Background Statement
    • Problem Statement
    • Activity + Forecasting Statements
    • Four Part Introduction
    • Write a Quick Introduction
  • Methods
    • Methods
    • Organize Your Methods
    • Method Subheading Examples
    • Example Continued
    • Example Continued 2
    • Write a Quick Methods Section
  • Results
    • Results
    • Getting the Data Right
    • Avoid Math Mistakes
    • Use Descriptive Names
    • Use Descriptive Figure Captions
    • Figure Captions, Continued
    • Introduce a Result
    • Put Data in Figures or Tables
    • Be Careful About ‘Significant’
    • DIY: Discuss Your Results
    • Visualize Your Data
    • The Summary Table
    • Summary Table Example
    • The Study Flowchart
    • The Forest Plot
    • Other Visualizations
    • Supplemental Materials
  • Discussion
    • Discussion
    • Critique
    • Itemize
    • DIY: Write a Discussion
    • One Last Step
    • DIY: Conflict
    • Now You’re Done!

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