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Title

Statistical methods in analytical chemistry / Peter C. Meier, Richard E. Zünd.

Author

Meier, Peter C., 1945-

Publication

New York : Wiley, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

Zünd, Richard E.

Description

xxvi, 424 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• "This book provides you with practical information on the use of statistical methods for solving real-world problems in complex industrial environments. Complete with examples from the chemical and pharmaceutical laboratory and manufacturing areas, this thoroughly updated book clearly demonstrates how to obtain reliable results by choosing the most appropriate experimental design and data evaluation methods.".
• "Statistical Methods in Analytical Chemistry, Second Edition is a resource for laboratory scientists and engineers and project managers who need to assess data reliability; QC staff, regulators, and customers who want to frame realistic requirements and specifications; as well as educators looking for real-life experiments and advanced students in chemistry and pharmaceutical science."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Chemical analysis ; v. 153

Uniform Title

Chemical analysis ; v. 153.

Subjects

• Chemistry, Analytic > Statistical methods
• Chemometrics

Note

• "A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 404-415) and index.

Contents

• Chemical Analysis Series -- Ch. 1. Univariate Data. 1.1. Mean and Standard Deviation. 1.2. Distributions and the Problem of Small Numbers. 1.3. Confidence Limits. 1.4. The Simulation of a Series of Measurements. 1.5. Testing for Deviations. 1.6. Number of Determinations. 1.7. Width of a Distribution. 1.8. Charting a Distribution. 1.9. Errors of the First and Second Kind -- Ch. 2. Bi- and Multivariate Data. 2.1. Correlation. 2.2. Linear Regression. 2.3. Nonlinear Regression. 2.4. Multidimensional Data/Visualizing Data -- Ch. 3. Related Topics. 3.1. GMP Background: Selectivity and Interference/Linearity/Accuracy/Precision/Reliability/Economic Considerations. 3.2. Development, Qualification, and Validation; Installation Qualification, Operations Qualification, Performance Qualification/Method Development/Method Validation.
• 3.3. Data Treatment Scheme: Data Acquisition/Acceptance Criteria/Data Assembly and Clean-up/Data Evaluation/Presentation of Results/Specifications/Records Retention. 3.4. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). 3.5. Optimization Techniques. 3.6. Smoothing and Filtering Data/Box-Car Averaging/Moving Average/Savitzky-Golay Filtering/CUSUM. 3.7. Error Propagation and Numerical Artifacts. 3.8. Programs -- Ch. 4. Complex Examples. 4.1. To Weight or Not to Weigh. 4.2. Nonlinear Fitting. 4.3. UV-Assay Cost Structure. 4.4. Process Validation. 4.5. Regulations and Realities. 4.6. Diffusing Vapors. 4.7. Stability a la Carte. 4.8. Secret Shampoo Switch. 4.9. Tablet Press Woes. 4.10. Sounding Out Solubility. 4.11. Exploring a Data Jungle. 4.12. Sifting Through Sieved Samples. 4.13. Controlling Cyanide. 4.14. Ambiguous Automation. 4.15. Mistrusted Method. 4.16. Quirks of Quantitation. 4.17. Pursuing Propagating Errors. 4.18. Content Uniformity. 4.19. How Full Is Full?
• 4.20. Warranty or Waste. 4.21. Arrhenius-Abiding Aging. 4.22. Facts of Artifacts? 4.23. Proving Proficiency. 4.24. Gotta Go Gambling. 4.25. Does More Sensitivity Make Sense? 4.26. Pull the Brakes! 4.27. The Limits of Nonlinearities. 4.28. The Zealous Statistical Apprentice. 4.29. Not Perfect, but Workable. 4.30. Complacent Control. 4.31. Spring Cleaning. 4.32. It's All a Question of Pedigree. 4.33. New Technology Rattles Old Dreams. 4.34. Systems Suitability. 4.35. An Eye Opener. 4.36. Boring Bliss. 4.37. Keeping Track of Dissolving Tablets. 4.38. Poking Around in the Fog -- Ch. 5. Appendices. 5.1. Numerical Approximations to Some Frequently Used Distributions. 5.2. Core Instructions Used in Several Programs. 5.3. Installation and Use of Programs on Diskette. 5.4. Program and Data File Description.

ISBN

0471293636 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

99025291

OCLC

• ocm40964998
• SCSB-3862270

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries