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title: "“NS”, “p > .05”, “non-significant”"
description: These are the typical ways of saying that findings as interesting or more interesting than those found in the study analysed could have occurred under the null model/hypothesis. I.e. that the findings in the study, within the framework of the…
url: "https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/ns-p-05-non-significant/"
updated: "2023-08-21"
category: All OM book glossary entries
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# “NS”, “p > .05”, “non-significant”

These are the typical ways of saying that findings as interesting or more interesting than those found in the study analysed could have occurred under the null model/hypothesis. I.e. that the findings in the study, within the framework of the test applied, could easily have arisen by chance. See [null hypothesis](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/null-hypothesis/) and [inferential testing](https://www.psyctc.org/psyctc/glossary2/inferential-testing-tests/).