“…This editorial continues the series on methods and statistics in the Journal. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Before beginning this primer, readers are encouraged to become familiar with related concepts outlined in previous installments. 3,7,11 This conceptual introduction to confidence intervals covers the basic principles of this complex topic, and, for interested readers, further information can be obtained in numerous in-depth texts.…”