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In the Classroom
An Exercise on Chemometrics for a Quantitative Analysis Course
Robert A. Cazar
Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Panamericana Sur Km. 1, Riobamba, Ecuador
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September 2003
Vol. 80 No. 9
p. 1026
Abstract
An exercise on the application of chemometrics for data interpretation, appropriate for a quantitative analysis course, is presented. Standard chemometric techniques such as principal component analysis and cluster analysis were applied to a multivariate data set of 14 river sediments samples containing ten heavy metals. The exercise was carried out by the students of a quantitative analysis class. The exercise allowed the students to develop the basic skills regarding how to extract meaningful information from experimental data.
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 Cazar, Robert A. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 1026.
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 Analytical Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Quantitative Analysis; Statistics / Data Analysis
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