
Statistics in Spectroscopy
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: Why this Book?
2. Important Concepts from Probability Theory
3. Populations and Samples: The Meaning of "Statistics"
4. Degrees of Freedom
5. Introduction to Distributors and Probability Sampling
6. The Normal Distribution
7. Alternative Ways to Calculate Standard Deviation
8. The Central Limit Theorem
9. Synthesis of Variance
10. Where are we and Where are we Going?
11. More and Different Statistics
12. The T Statistic
13. Distribution of Means
14. One-and Two-Tailed Tests
15. Philosophical Interlude
16. Biased and Unbiased Estimators
17. The Variance of Variance
18. Hypothesis Testing of Chi-Square
19. More Hypothesis Testing
20. Statistical Inferences
21. How to Count
22. And Still Counting
23. Contingency Tables
24. What do you Mean: Random?
25. The F Statistics
26. Precision and Accuracy: Introduction to Analysis of Variance
27. Analysis of Variance and Statistical Design of Experiments
28. Crossed and Nested Experiments
29. Miscellaneous Considerations Regarding Analysis of Variance
30. Pitfalls of Statistic
31. Pitfalls of Statistic Continued
32. Calibration in Spectroscopy
33. Calibration: Linear Regression as a Statistical Technique
34. Calibration: Error Sources in Calibration
35. Calibration: Selecting the Calibration Samples
36. Calibration: Developing the Calibration Model
37. Calibration: Auxiliary Statistics for the Calibration Model
38. The Beginning
Product details
- No. of pages: 342
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2003
- Published: November 3, 2003
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080541754
About the Authors
Howard Mark
Affiliations and Expertise
Jerry Workman, Jr.
& Engineering at Argose Inc., Waltham, MA. In his career, Workman has
focused on molecular and electronic spectroscopy and chemometrics. He has
published over 200 scientific papers, 7 text volumes, and over 20 patents,
patents pending, and trade secrets. He received the B. A. degree in natural
sciences and M. A. degree in biological sciences and genetics from Saint
Mary's University of Minnesota, and the Ph.D. degree in biological chemistry
from Columbia Pacific University. He has completed technical management
certificates from Columbia University and MIT. He is a Fellow of the
American Institute of Chemists, the American Society for Testing and
Materials International, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2002 he was
the recipient of the ASTM International Award of Merit; IBC International
Scientist of the Year; and the Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for
Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Near Infrared Spectroscopy.