Table 2 Fisher information (FI) values: listed for the Procrustes and our method when applied to the fly wing data (P-FL1), mouse mandible data (MM1) and 3D mouse skull data (MS)
From: Quantitative shape analysis with weighted covariance estimates for increased statistical efficiency
FI value | Procrustes | Likelihood |
|---|---|---|
3D Mouse skull data (14-component model) | 23.62 | 111.88 |
Mouse mandible data (6-component model) | 6.60 | 19.55 |
Fly wing data (2-component model) 15 points | 17.36 | 29.68 |
Fly wing data (2-component model) 15 (+4) points | 13.81 (+0.88) | 25.46 (+2.47) |