Prediction of the variance of stereological volume estimates from systematic sections using computer-intensive methods

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-176

  Mattfeldt, Torsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational statistics; Computer intensive methods; Covariogram; Microscopy; Prediction; Sampling theory; Simulation; Stereology; Systematic sampling; Transitive theory; Variance; Volume

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ERRORS; SAMPLING;

COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS; COMPUTER INTENSIVE METHODS; COVARIOGRAM; SAMPLING THEORY; SIMULATION; STEREOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING; TRANSITIVE THEORY; VARIANCE; VOLUME;

FORECASTING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMATION; CAVALIERI ESTIMATOR; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ERROR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 33745837070     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01584.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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