Statistical methods in chemistry

Abstract

This survey continues the attempt to provide a guide to applications of statistics in chemistry and chemical engineering. It covers material published between October 1965 and October 1967. Emphasis has been placed on finding articles which provide examples of proper use of statistical procedures in scientific investigations reported in the chemical literature and articles from the statistical literature which contain examples applied to chemistry or describe techniques useful to the chemical industry. In addition to these are cited some recently published books which are being used in teaching statistics courses for scientists and engineers or are considered to be useful reference sources for those working in the chemical industry. As a result of applying these guidelines, many valuable books and articles addressed to statisticians rather than to chemists and engineers have been omitted from this review. JOURNALS, BOOKS, REVIEWS, AND ABSTRACTSStatistical journals which publish articles of the type cited in this review are:

Statistical and mathematical methods in analytical chemistry

“…Hoping not to offend the more sophisticated of our readers, we have nevertheless attempted to avoid highly technical terminology in introducing the various topics, so that the review may be of some value to those whose background is primarily in analytical chemistry rather than in mathematical statistics. Of the several review articles which have appeared since the previous article in this series (223), Kaiser's two-part review (278,279) is one of the most relevant to analytical chemistry. He treats the concept of "quantitation" quite broadly, ranging from statistical analysis to information theory.…”