Description
Book SynopsisThe third edition of a classic work in factor analysis. Completely updated and expanded to cover many new methodologies, this edition meets the needs of the practising analytical chemist. It is the most comprehensive book on factor analysis on the market, suitable for the practitioner in both industry and academia.
Trade Review"...covers new methods...contains expanded material...and describes the latest advances..." (
SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Preface to the Second Edition.
Preface to the First Edition.
Historical Perspective of the Author.
Prologue.
Introduction.
Main Steps.
Mathematical Formulation of Target Factor Analysis.
Effects of Experimental Error on Target Factor Analysis.
Numerical Examples of Target Factor Analysis.
Evolutionary Methods.
Multimode Factor Analysis.
Partial Least-Squares Regression.
Component Analysis.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
Chromatography.
Additional Applications.
Appendix A: Pseudoinverse.
Appendix B: Toolbox for Chemical Factor Analysis.
Appendix C: MATLAB Programs.
Bibliography.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
