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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826390303321

Autore

Pomerant͡sev A. L (Alekseĭ Leonidovich), <1954->

Titolo

Chemometrics in Excel / / Alexey L. Pomerantsev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-87326-2

1-118-87321-1

1-118-87329-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

543.0285/554

Soggetti

Chemometrics - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 What is Chemometrics?; 1.1 Subject of Chemometrics; 1.2 Historical Digression; Chapter 2 What the Book Is About?; 2.1 Useful Hints; 2.2 Book Syllabus; 2.3 Notations; Chapter 3 Installation of Chemometrics Add-In; 3.1 Installation; 3.2 General Information; Chapter 4 Further Reading on Chemometrics; 4.1 Books; 4.1.1 The Basics; 4.1.2 Chemometrics; 4.1.3 Supplements; 4.2 The Internet; 4.2.1 Tutorials; 4.3 Journals; 4.3.1 Chemometrics; 4.3.2 Analytical; 4.3.3 Mathematical; 4.4 Software; 4.4.1 Specialized Packages

4.4.2 General Statistic Packages4.4.3 Free Ware; Part II The Basics; Chapter 5 Matrices and Vectors; 5.1 The Basics; 5.1.1 Matrix; 5.1.2 Simple Matrix Operations; 5.1.3 Matrices Multiplication; 5.1.4 Square Matrix; 5.1.5 Trace and Determinant; 5.1.6 Vectors; 5.1.7 Simple Vector Operations; 5.1.8 Vector Products; 5.1.9 Vector Norm; 5.1.10 Angle Between Vectors; 5.1.11 Vector Representation of a Matrix; 5.1.12 Linearly Dependent Vectors; 5.1.13 Matrix Rank; 5.1.14 Inverse Matrix; 5.1.15 Pseudoinverse; 5.1.16 Matrix\endash Vector Product; 5.2 Advanced Information

5.2.1 Systems of Linear Equations5.2.2 Bilinear and Quadratic Forms; 5.2.3 Positive Definite Matrix; 5.2.4 Cholesky Decomposition; 5.2.5 Polar Decomposition; 5.2.6 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; 5.2.7



Eigenvalues; 5.2.8 Eigenvectors; 5.2.9 Equivalence and Similarity; 5.2.10 Diagonalization; 5.2.11 Singular Value Decomposition (SVD); 5.2.12 Vector Space; 5.2.13 Space Basis; 5.2.14 Geometric Interpretation; 5.2.15 Nonuniqueness of Basis; 5.2.16 Subspace; 5.2.17 Projection; Chapter 6 Statistics; 6.1 The Basics; 6.1.1 Probability; 6.1.2 Random Value; 6.1.3 Distribution Function

6.1.4 Mathematical Expectation6.1.5 Variance and Standard Deviation; 6.1.6 Moments; 6.1.7 Quantiles; 6.1.8 Multivariate Distributions; 6.1.9 Covariance and Correlation; 6.1.10 Function; 6.1.11 Standardization; 6.2 Main Distributions; 6.2.1 Binomial Distribution; 6.2.2 Uniform Distribution; 6.2.3 Normal Distribution; 6.2.4 Chi-Squared Distribution; 6.2.5 Student's Distribution; 6.2.6 F-Distribution; 6.2.7 Multivariate Normal Distribution; 6.2.8 Pseudorandom Numbers; 6.3 Parameter Estimation; 6.3.1 Sample; 6.3.2 Outliers and Extremes; 6.3.3 Statistical Population; 6.3.4 Statistics

6.3.5 Sample Mean and Variance6.3.6 Sample Covariance and Correlation; 6.3.7 Order Statistics; 6.3.8 Empirical Distribution and Histogram; 6.3.9 Method of Moments; 6.3.10 The Maximum Likelihood Method; 6.4 Properties of the Estimators; 6.4.1 Consistency; 6.4.2 Bias; 6.4.3 Effectiveness; 6.4.4 Robustness; 6.4.5 Normal Sample; 6.5 Confidence Estimation; 6.5.1 Confidence Region; 6.5.2 Confidence Interval; 6.5.3 Example of a Confidence Interval; 6.5.4 Confidence Intervals for the Normal Distribution; 6.6 Hypothesis Testing; 6.6.1 Hypothesis; 6.6.2 Hypothesis Testing

6.6.3 Type I and Type II Errors

Sommario/riassunto

Providing an easy explanation of the fundamentals, methods, and applications of chemometrics   Acts as a practical guide to multivariate data analysis techniques Explains the methods used in Chemometrics and teaches the reader to perform all relevant calculations Presents the basic chemometric methods as worksheet functions in Excel Includes Chemometrics Add In for download which uses Microsoft Excel® for chemometrics training Online downloads includes workbooks with examples



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965567603321

Titolo

Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Caroline H. Bledsoe and Barney Cohen, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993

ISBN

9786610196104

9781280196102

1280196106

9780309585538

0309585538

9780585143484

058514348X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 pages)

Collana

Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa

Altri autori (Persone)

BledsoeCaroline H

CohenBarney <1959->

Disciplina

304.6/32/0835

Soggetti

Teenage pregnancy - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Teenagers - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions

Teenagers - Sexual behavior - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Sexual ethics - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Fertility, Human - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-208).

Nota di contenuto

SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- CHANGES IN TWO CONFIGURATIONS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR EXPLAINING CHANGE IN ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- OUR APPROACH: SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON THE OUTCOMES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- PLAN OF THE REPORT -- 2 Levels and Trends in Adolescent Fertility -- LEVELS OF EDUCATION,



SEXUAL EXPERIENCE, MARRIAGE, FERTILITY, AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS -- TRENDS IN EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, AND FERTILITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS -- Education -- Marriage -- Fertility -- PUTTING THE INDICATORS TOGETHER -- Group 1 -- Group 2 -- Group 3 -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Marriage: New Forms, New Ambiguities -- CUSTOMARY" MARRIAGE IN AFRICA -- Bridewealth -- Participation of Kin -- Polygyny -- Problems in Defining Customary Marriage -- Variance in Marital Forms -- Marriage as a Process -- EFFECTS OF AMBIGUOUS MARITAL STATUS ON LEGITIMATE REPRODUCTION -- CHANGES IN MARRIAGE IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA -- Economics -- New Legislation -- Religion: Islam and Christianity -- Education -- Urbanization -- EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES ON MARRIAGE -- EFFECTS OF MARITAL CHANGES ON PREMARITAL SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION -- 4 Reproductive Entitlement: The Social Context of Fertility and Parenthood -- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MARRIAGE AND REPRODUCTION -- THE VALUE OF CHILDREN -- REPRODUCTION WITHIN THE SEQUENCE OF LIFE EVENTS -- EARNING REPRODUCTIVE ENTITLEMENT -- THE BOUNDARIES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY -- THE REGULATION OF PATERNITY -- CHANGES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION -- New Patterns of Male Sexuality and Reproduction -- New Pressures on Women -- CHANGES IN UNSANCTIONED BIRTHS -- 5 Education and Adolescent Fertility -- THE "CULTURE" OF FORMAL EDUCATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM SIERRA LEONE.

LEVELS AND TRENDS IN FORMAL EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- WHY DO SCHOOLGIRLS BECOME PREGNANT? -- EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ON EDUCATION -- CONCLUSION -- 6 Early Work, Training, and Preparation for Adulthood -- ADOLESCENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION -- What Do Adolescents Do? -- Farming -- Wage Labor -- Trade Apprenticeships -- The Urban Informal Sector and Self-Employment -- PATTERNS OF FEMALE EMPLOYMENT -- DISCUSSION -- FERTILITY AND TRAINING OUTSIDE SCHOOLING -- Women's Trade Apprenticeships -- Fostering and Home Training -- Variations on the Theme of Training and Fertility -- Secluded Female Industry -- Eastern Versus Western African Trade Apprenticeships -- Rice Farming -- Generational Exchanges: Training for Labor -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Consequences of Adolescent Sexuality and Childbearing for Mothers and Children -- HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- Maternal Health Complications -- Eclampsia -- Sepsis -- Obstructed and Prolonged Labor -- Hemorrhage -- Fistulas -- Abortion -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Health Consequences for Children -- SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- Consequences for the Mother -- Effects on Fostering -- Effects on Social Mobility of Children -- Lifetime Consequences of Having No Acknowledged Father -- DISCUSSION -- 8 Conclusions -- FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS -- Health -- Education and Training -- Marriage and Conjugal Relationships -- Men -- SUMMARY -- Appendix Difficulties in Analyzing Adolescent Fertility -- DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENT -- DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE -- THE DATA: DEFINITIONS AND DEFICIENCIES -- INTEGRATION OF DATA SOURCES -- DATING OF CHANGE -- References.