Theoretical estimation of errors in evaluating sphere size distribution and population density due to variations in section thickness
Peter Edgar Rose,
Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, de Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, England
Abstract
A method is presented for the theoretical estimation of the magnitude of error in the experimental determination of sphere size distribution and population density by transmission microscopy arising as a consequence of deviations in the thicknesses of the sections used from the putative value, i.e. the thickness which the sections are purported or believed to possess.
If, in an experimental situation the distribution of section thicknesses about the mean value is known, the treatment enables the range of error in determining the sphere size distribution and population density arising from variations in section thickness to be estimated.
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Peter Edgar Rose, «Theoretical estimation of errors in evaluating sphere size distribution and population density due to variations in section thickness», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Volume 1 (1982), Number 2 - Stereology 82 - Sheffield - Dec. 1982, 205-210 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=4409.