A Glossary of Concepts and Terms in Chemometrics
A Glossary of Concepts and Terms in Chemometrics
Chemometrics has been defined (by the International Chemometrics Society) as “the science of relating measurements made on a chemical system or process to the state of the system via application of mathematical or statistical methods.” With the advent of analytical instrumentation that provides many data during the course of a measurement, and increased computing power to deal with those data, chemometrics has become a recognized subdiscipline within chemistry.
Those in this growing discipline come from the fields of statistics and mathematics through to spectroscopy, process control, environmental chemistry, and clinical chemistry. There are many text books, university courses, and two journals dedicated to the subject. However, due its fast growth, the terminology for chemometrics has been coined in an ad hoc way, even resulting in the swapping of some terms for concepts (e.g., “scores” and “loadings”). The sector is also fiercely independent and any attempt to codify terminology can only be accomplished with the participation of all players.
This project proposes to approach the problem via a public wiki site, following the lead of Kermit Murray’s project on mass spectrometry. Using previous compilations as a starting point, the task group will post suggested definitions, and allow the community to comment and change (not indelibly). At the end of the consultation period, the task group will try to compile the results and publish IUPAC recommendations.
This project is a scoping exercise to determine if the “wiki” approach is likely to succeed, and to determine how the glossary can be cross referenced. Later projects will concentrate on finalizing the glossary, and perhaps writing a chapter of the Orange Book.
The first task group meeting took place during the CAC2008 conference in Montpellier, France (2 July 2008). The task group chair addressed a plenary session of the conference to announce and publicize the project. The second and final face-to-face meeting will be at the General Assembly in Glasgow in 2009.
For more information and comments, contact Brynn Hibbert <b.hibbert@unsw.edu.au>.
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- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- Membership in IUPAC
- Making Modernity at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Pure and Applied Chemistry at Your Fingertips
- Reflections on 40 Years of Involvement
- Libby and the Nuclear Hourglass
- CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Atmospheric and Green Chemistry
- Inviting Young Chemists to the 42nd IUPAC Congress in Glasgow
- XML Gold Book–2.0 release
- Revision of the Silver Book
- A Glossary of Concepts and Terms in Chemometrics
- Options for IUPAC Engagement in SAICM Implementation
- Provisional Recommendations
- Recommendations on Measurement and Analysis of Results Obtained on Biological Substances Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Nomenclature for Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)
- Solubility Data Series
- Self-Healing Materials: An Alternative Approach to 20 Centuries of Materials Science
- International Vocabulary of Metrology–Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms
- Systematic Nomenclature of Organic, Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry
- Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins: Proceedings of the XIIth International IUPAC Symposium
- The Chemistry of the 21st Century–State of the Art
- Polymers at the Frontiers of Science and Technology
- Solid State Chemistry
- Carbohydrates
- Organic Synthesis
- World Water Forum
- World Forum on Advanced Materials
- Thermophysical Properties
- Functional Molecules from Natural Sources
- Mark Your Calendar
- Index for 2008
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- Membership in IUPAC
- Making Modernity at the Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Pure and Applied Chemistry at Your Fingertips
- Reflections on 40 Years of Involvement
- Libby and the Nuclear Hourglass
- CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Atmospheric and Green Chemistry
- Inviting Young Chemists to the 42nd IUPAC Congress in Glasgow
- XML Gold Book–2.0 release
- Revision of the Silver Book
- A Glossary of Concepts and Terms in Chemometrics
- Options for IUPAC Engagement in SAICM Implementation
- Provisional Recommendations
- Recommendations on Measurement and Analysis of Results Obtained on Biological Substances Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Nomenclature for Rotaxanes and Pseudorotaxanes (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)
- Solubility Data Series
- Self-Healing Materials: An Alternative Approach to 20 Centuries of Materials Science
- International Vocabulary of Metrology–Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms
- Systematic Nomenclature of Organic, Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry
- Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins: Proceedings of the XIIth International IUPAC Symposium
- The Chemistry of the 21st Century–State of the Art
- Polymers at the Frontiers of Science and Technology
- Solid State Chemistry
- Carbohydrates
- Organic Synthesis
- World Water Forum
- World Forum on Advanced Materials
- Thermophysical Properties
- Functional Molecules from Natural Sources
- Mark Your Calendar
- Index for 2008
