Introducing chemometrics to graduate students
Öberg, T.
Journal of Chemical Education 83, 1178-1181 (2006)
Abstract
Chemometric methods enjoy an ever-increasing popularity, and there is a need to
introduce more graduate students to these research tools. This article describes
an introductory course covering design of experiments, pattern recognition, and
multivariate calibration. The course was composed of a series of formal lectures,
seminars, and practical computer exercises followed by a project assignment
tailored to each participant's own research. The teaching was focused to a few
statistical methods, selected for their usefulness in solving chemical research
problems. The mathematics was kept to a minimum, practical aspects and
conceptual understanding were highlighted, and the exercises confronted the
students with a diverse set of applications. The use of a ready-made training
package—from one of the developers of chemometrics software—facilitated the
course preparations and also provided the senior researchers with an opportunity
for self-study. The challenge that now lay ahead at our university is to create
an environment that can stimulate and support the future use of these rational
methods for chemical research.
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