Why the P-value culture is bad and confidence intervals a better alternative

In spite of frequent discussions of misuse and misunderstanding of probability values (P-values) they still appear in most scientific publications, and the disadvantages of erroneous and simplistic P-value interpretations grow with the number of scientific publications. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage prefer confidence intervals. This is a brief discussion of problems surrounding P-values and confidence intervals. (C) 2012 Osteoarthritis Research Society International. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.