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. 2026 Jul 26;21:134. doi: 10.1186/s13021-026-00491-9

Table 3.

Mann-Kendall test trend categories

β Z Trend features
β > 0 2.58 < Z Extremely significant increase (ESI)
1.96 < Z ≤ 2.58 Significant increase (SI)
1.65 < Z ≤ 1.96 Slightly significant increase (SSI)
Z ≤ 1.65 Non-significant (NS)
β = 0
β < 0
1.65 < Z Significant decrease (SD)