The smooth fractionator

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-210

  Gundersen, H J G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Balanced systematic sampling; Disector; Estimator precision; Fractionator; Inhomogeneity; Sampling efficiency; Sampling error; Smooth fractionator; Stereology; Systematic sampling; Unbiased estimators

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING;

BALANCED SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING; DISECTOR; ESTIMATOR PRECISION; FRACTIONATORS; INHOMOGENEITIES; SAMPLING EFFICIENCY; SAMPLING ERRORS; SMOOTH FRACTIONATOR; STEREOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING; UNBIASED ESTIMATOR;

EFFICIENCY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COST; FRACTIONATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STEREOMETRY;

EID: 0036381089     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2002.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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