title: [Confidence intervals: why use them?].
abstract: We analyze the reasons why the use of confidence intervals is highly advisable. Among these reasons, confidence intervals provide an approach to knowledge of the real importance of a result, independently of statistical significance, as well as equivalence assessment between two variables.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, España, escrig_vicsos@gva.es
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escrig Sos
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miralles Tena
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martínez Ramos
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rivadulla Serrano
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013812:Therapeutics / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*