[SciPy-User] Difference in quality from different interpolation orders

[Zachary Pincus]

> I'd have to disagree with Zach on the making up data count. If you've got microscopy images, you know that the original data is band limited, and can in theory reconstruct it perfectly from your samples (assuming you've satisfied Nyquist).

Right indeed -- thanks for pointing that out! (Modulo, as you mention elsewhere, sensor noise...) Is there a good procedure, in a non-theoretical context, to determine which order of interpolation is appropriate for the data and noise level you have at hand? Or is visual inspection to make sure there's not too much ringing from shot noise etc. really the right way to go? I'm curious.

Zach