Second- and higher-order data generation and calibration: A tutorial

ESCANDAR, G. M.; GOICOECHEA, H. C.; MUÑOZ DE LA PEÑA, A.; OLIVIERI, A. C.

ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2014 vol. 806 p. 8 - 26

0003-2670

An introduction to multi-way calibration based on second- and higher-order data generation and pro- cessing is provided, with emphasis on practical experimental aspects. After a discussion concerning a proper nomenclature scheme, a suitable classification of the obtainable data, and the general features of the available algorithms and their underlying models, a series of examples is discussed in detail, with the purpose of illustrating the great potentiality of the field for the analytical community. Emphasis is directed toward the most popular multi-way data, i.e., second-order or matrix data, which can be conveniently measured in a variety of instruments. Third-order data are being increasingly studied and are also discussed, along with the less explored field of fourth-order data. The estimation of figures of merit, which analysts need to report during method development, is now sufficiently mature to be provided for the general audience.