The Handbook of environmental chemistry Vol. 2, Reactions and processes Pt. G. Chemometrics in environmental chemistry : statistical methods ; with 40 tables / with contributions by T. E. Barnard ... Vol. ed.: Jürgen Einax

Pattern recognition and other chemometrical techniques are important tools in interpreting environmental data. This volume presents authoritatively state-of-the-art procedures for measuring and handling environmental data. The chapters are written by leading experts. Front Matter....Pages I-XVI Environmental Sampling....Pages 1-47 Topics of Chemometrics Today....Pages 49-72 Experimental Design and Optimization....Pages 73-122 Signal Processing and Correlation Techniques....Pages 123-144 Information Theory of Signal Resolution — Precision of Measurements....Pages 145-160 Robust and Non-parametric Methods in Multiple Regressions of Environmental Data....Pages 161-207 Extension and Application of Univariate Figures of Merit to Multivariate Calibration....Pages 209-227 Robust Procedures for the Identification of Multiple Outliers....Pages 229-277 Pattern Analysis and Classification....Pages 279-324 Back Matter....Pages 325-334 Pattern recognition and other chemometrical techniques are important tools in interpreting environmental data. Only by applying these sophisticated methods reliable results on the status quo of our environment can be extracted from the wealth of measurement data. In this volume renowned experts present respective state-of-the-art techniques.