Table 1.

Overview of transient analysis methods.

	Temporally-defined transient	Non-parametric	Single mean comparison?	Exact p value*	Range estimate	Pros	Considerations
Summary analyses
AUC	×	Possible	✓	✓	Possible	• Simple	Undefined extent/location of transient Jittered transient still detected Issues with defining analysis window
Features (peak dF, peak frequency)	×	Possible	×	✓	Possible	Intuitive Analysis of various features	Requires a comparison period Issues with defining analysis window
Waveform analyses
t interval	✓	×	✓	✓*	✓	• Simple	• Parametric assumption
Bootstrap interval	✓	✓	✓	×*	✓	Powerful Few assumptions	Computationally demanding compared to tCI Percentile interval does not inherently control per comparison Type I error rate at α
Permutation tests	✓	✓	×	✓*	×	• Conservative	Lowest power of methods considered Computationally demanding compared to tCI Requires a comparison distribution Distribution difference only —cannot directly indicate parameter range/direction

*Per comparison p value—diverges from alpha when using consecutive thresholds. Note. AUC, area under the curve; tCI, t interval.