Introduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis in Chemometrics

Why to read "yet another book" on statistical methods? This is a question that may arise among chemometricians, chemists, students or anyone using chemometric methods in their research or everyday routine work. However, this book is a very good contribution to a better understanding of statistics because it really captures the point of potential misunderstanding between chemists and mathematicians and fills this gap with clear and exact explanations, mathematically firm and properly equipped with examples. Through the whole book one can observe the spirit of collaboration between a chemist and a mathematician, which is especially valuable because it contributes to a profound understanding of statistical methods, their applicability and limitations. The book provides us also with a historical overview of numerous topics in chemometrics and with an exhaustive list of references at the end of the chapters. Sometimes ingenious explanations are given about the background of terms, for example Bootstrap, Chapter 4.2.6. "to lever off to great success from a small beginning" with etymological explanation.