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Stereological analysis of three‐dimensional structure organization of surfaces in multiphase specimens: statistical methods and model‐inferences
Author(s) -
Kroustrup J. P.,
Gundersen H. J. G.,
Væth M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1988.tb04570.x
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , statistical inference , inference , affinities , simple (philosophy) , surface (topology) , range (aeronautics) , biological system , statistical model , statistical analysis , computer science , statistical physics , materials science , chemistry , mathematics , artificial intelligence , geometry , statistics , physics , biology , philosophy , epistemology , stereochemistry , composite material , programming language
SUMMARY In a multiphase material the structural components or phases are everywhere in contact with each other. The relative area of surface contact between various phases is an important aspect of the short‐range ordering or organization of the structure. The stereological quantitation of such specific interfaces is a simple and well‐known technique. The proper statistical definition of realistic models for the frequency of contact and the quantitative estimation of phase‐specific affinities is studied. The meaningful interpretation of sets of estimated affinities poses a major problem of statistical inference which is dealt with in detail and illustrated by a worked‐out biological example.