Confidence interval how sure you are?

Abstract

Previously, researchers were reported P value as a basis for conclusion, but in this era of evidence-based medicine we are interested now about the precision of the results obtained that allow us to make right decisions in health care practice. The confidence interval (CI) of a parameter goes beyond the P value by also reflecting the precision of the degree to which one can estimate the true population difference. For a particular size of the difference in the population, the larger sample size, the smaller the P value and the narrower will be the CI.

Keywords

• Confidence interval
• P value
• precision
• significance