This is a survey of methods for evaluating phylogenetic trees built from molecular data.

From the nonparametric bootstrap to model-based simulation methods many users evaluate their trees by assigning a confidence index to the clades of their trees.

I will give some examples carried out using currently available programs such as PHYLIP and SEQ-GEN.

I then propose some other indicators of quality of a phylogeny inspired from the statistical notions of STRESS, power and robustness.

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