Chemometric literature, overview

In this chapter, we provide a general overview of the field of chemometrics. Some historical remarks and relevant literature to this subject make the strong connection to statistics visible. First practical examples (Section 1.5) show typical problems related to chemometrics, and the methods applied will be discussed in detail in subsequent chapters. Basic information on univariate statistics (Section 1.6) might be helpful to understand the concept of randomness that is fundamental in statistics. This section is also useful for making first steps in R. 

There are numerous reviews of chemometric tools, from the basic overview [ 159] to comprehensive literature reviews [160]. 

A brief overview of new literature in the field of chemometrics is available in the journals Windows on Chemometrics and Analytical Abstracts . 

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