1st Edition

Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Chemometrics

By Kurt Varmuza, Peter Filzmoser Copyright 2009
336 Pages 130 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

336 Pages
by CRC Press

Using formal descriptions, graphical illustrations, practical examples, and R software tools, Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Chemometrics presents simple yet thorough explanations of the most important multivariate statistical methods for analyzing chemical data. It includes discussions of various statistical methods, such as principal component analysis, regression... Read more

Introduction

Chemoinformatics–Chemometrics–Statistics

This Book

Historical Remarks about Chemometrics

Bibliography

Starting Examples

Univariate Statistics—A Reminder

Multivariate Data

Definitions

Basic Preprocessing

Covariance and Correlation

Distances and Similarities

Multivariate Outlier Identification

Linear Latent Variables

Summary

Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

Concepts

Number of PCA Components

Centering and Scaling

Outliers and Data Distribution

Robust PCA

Algorithms for PCA

Evaluation and Diagnostics

Complementary Methods for Exploratory Data Analysis

Examples

Summary

Calibration

Concepts

Performance of Regression Models

Ordinary Least Squares Regression

Robust Regression

Variable Selection

Principal Component Regression

Partial Least Squares Regression

Related Methods

Examples

Summary

Classification

Concepts

Linear Classification Methods

Kernel and Prototype Methods

Classification Trees

Artificial Neural Networks

Support Vector Machine

Evaluation

Examples

Summary

Cluster Analysis

Concepts

Distance and Similarity Measures

Partitioning Methods

Hierarchical Clustering Methods

Fuzzy Clustering

Model-Based Clustering

Cluster Validity and Clustering Tendency Measures

Examples

Summary

Preprocessing

Concepts

Smoothing and Differentiation

Multiplicative Signal Correction

Mass Spectral Features

Appendix 1: Symbols and Abbreviations

Appendix 2: Matrix Algebra

Appendix 3: Introduction to R

Index

References appear at the end of each chapter.

Biography

Kurt Varmuza, Peter Filzmoser