Materials Characterization Techniques

9.

Data Analysis and Interpretation

9.1.

Statistical Analysis of Characterization Data

9.1.1.

Measurement Uncertainty

9.1.2.

Error Propagation

9.1.3.

Statistical Significance

9.1.4.

Confidence Intervals

9.2.

Image Analysis and Processing

9.2.1.

Digital Image Processing

9.2.2.

Feature Recognition

9.2.3.

Quantitative Measurements

9.2.4.

Stereological Analysis

9.3.

Spectral Data Analysis

9.3.1.

Peak Fitting and Deconvolution

9.3.2.

Background Subtraction

9.3.3.

Calibration Procedures

9.3.4.

Quantitative Analysis Methods

9.4.

Multivariate Analysis

9.4.1.

Principal Component Analysis

9.4.2.

Cluster Analysis

9.4.3.

Pattern Recognition

9.4.4.

Chemometric Methods

9.5.

Database and Reference Materials

9.5.1.

Crystallographic Databases

9.5.2.

Spectroscopic Databases

9.5.3.

Reference Standards

9.5.4.

Data Validation

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