Multivariate Analysis in Chemistry
Unit Code ASC 10
Credits 5
Prerequisites Eurobachelor in chemistry or equivalent
TEACHING STAFF Prof. Andrzej Parczewski, Dr hab. Andrzej M. Turek, Dr. hab. Małgorzata Barańska

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Multivariate analysis in chemistry.

PART I: Chemometrics and biometrics: Prof. A. Parczewski Statistical treatment of experimental data. Introduction to mathematical modeling of processes. Empirical modeling. Linear models: determination of the model parameters and the corresponding variance-covariance matrix, model adequacy testing. Nonlinear models. Design of experiments. Optimization methods: single factor, gradient, simplex, Monte Carlo, Genetic Algorithm. Statistical treatment of multidimensional data. Introduction to the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Factor Analysis (FA), Cluster Analysis (CA), Pattern Recognition methods, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and other chemometric and biometric methods.

PART II: Factor analysis in chemistry: Dr hab. A. M. Turek Theoretical aspects and practical applications of Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), Target Factor Analysis (TFA), Evolutionary Rank Analysis (ERA), non-factor algorithms of spectral analysis (OPA and SIMPLISMA), ordinary and Generalized Rank Annihilation Factor Analyses (RAFA and GRAFA). Comparison between physically constrained and unconstrained methods of factor analysis curve resolution. Regression models for two-way two-block data analysis: Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), Principal Component Regression (PCR) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression, non-quantitative and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (SAR and QSAR), multimode factor analysis including 3DRAFA, Alternating Least Squares Multiple Component Resolution (ALS-MCR), the Tucker models and Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC).

OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE:
The aims of this unit are:

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completing this course the student should be able to propose and apply different data processing methods in order to retrieve the valuable information from the experimental data

TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

TERM NAME L S/E P
2 Multivariate Analysis in Chemistry 30 0 15
Part I : Chemometry and Biometry 15 0 6
Part II : Factor Analysis in Chemistry 15 0 9

Student centred learning: 80 hours; total student effort: 125 hours

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English

RECOMMENDED READING:

Handbook of Chemometrics and Qualimetrics. Vol 20 A and B: D. L. Massart, B. Vandeginste, L. Buydens, S. De Jong, P. Lewi and Smeyers-Verbeke, (1998), Edition: Elsevier
Factor Analysis in Chemistry, E. R. Malinowski, (2002) 3rd Edition: John Wiley and Sons
Multi-way Analysis., A. Smilde, R. Bro, P. Geladi, (2004), Edition: John Wiley and Sons
Chemometrics in Spectroscopy, H. Mark, J. Workman J., Jr., (2007) Edition: Elsevier Inc.
K. Danzer, Analytical Chemistry. Theoretical and Methodological Fundamentals, (2007), Springer
K. Danzer, H. Hobert, C. Fischbacher, K.-U. Jagemann, Chemometrik. Grundlagen und Anwendungen, (2001), Springer

SCHEDULE AND LEARNING METHOD:

Part I: Chemometrics and Biometrics:

Weeks Type Duration Course description
1 L 1 The ideas and methods of statistics employed in experimental data handling: general population and sample; estimation of parameters of a random variable distribution; expected (mean) values of random variable functions
2 L 1 Uncertainty of measurement data; confidence interval for µ. Distribution of the Student's t , X2 and F variables
3 L 1 Testing of statistical hypotheses; a general idea and applications
4 L 1 Statistical dependence between random variables; covariance, correlation coefficient and determination coefficient; information redundancy
6 L
P
1
3
Design of experiments. Optimisation of processes in chemistry. Optimisation strategies - a general review
7 L 1 Optimisation methods: single factor, gradient, simplex, Monte Carlo, Genetic Algorithm
8 L 1 Chemometric treatment of multidimensional data. Data matrix and its transformation. Examination of data structure
9 L 1 Measures of similarity between objects and between variables (features)
10 L 1 Cluster Analysis (CA): strategies of clustering. Dendrogram as a means of clusters presentations
11 L
P
1-3 Examples of CA application in analytical chemistry, interpretation of environment monitoring data and profiling of drugs
12 L 1 Principal Component Analysis (PCA); an idea of the approach
13 L 1 Examples of PCA application; comparison with CA
14 L 1 Pattern Recognition (PR) approaches; an overview
15 L 1 Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and other methods of multidimensional data analysis (brief review)

Part II: Factor Analysis in Chemistry

Weeks Type Duration Course description
1 L 1 Historical outline. Notation and elementary operations
2 L 1 Examples of factor analysis on non-chemical correlation matrices
3 L
P
1
3
Target factor analysis (TFA) and generalized method of standard addition. Spectrophotometric quantification of three-component system
4 L 1 Evolutionary rank analysis (EFA, FSMW-EFA, HELP with LPGs, one-way and two-way-ETA, cookie-cutter method)
5 L
P
3 Non-factor analysis of spectral data (OPA and SIMPLISMA)
6 L 1 Rank annihilation factor analysis (RAFA and RAEFA)
7 L 1 Generalized rank annihilation factor analysis (GRAFA)
8 L 1 Direct exponential curve resolution algorithm (DECRA)
9 L
P
1
3
Comparison of physically constrained and unconstrained methods of factor analysis (PCA-SM-SV versus Kubista's approach). Resolution of two-component fluorescence spectra.
10 L 1 Multimode factor analysis: Three dimensional rank annihilation factor analysis (3DRAFA) and alternating least squares multiple component resolution (ALS-MCR)
11 L 1 Regression models for two-way two-block data analysis: Multiple linear regression (MLR)
12 L 1 Regression models for two-way two-block data analysis: Principal component regression (PCR) and partial least squares (PLS) regression
13 L
P
1
3
Qualitative and quantitative structure activity relationship (SAR and QSAR). QSAR for log CMC
14 L 1 Multimode factor analysis: Tucker models
15 L 1 Multimode factor analysis: Parallel factor analysis

ASSESSMENT:

Examination on completion of teaching period: written or oral (weighting 100%)

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