[Name] Statistics in Spectroscopy
[Author] Howard Mark, Jerry Workman
[Publisher] Not Sure
[Key Words] Statistics, Spectroscopy

[Briefing]

The second edition of this book is based on the series of columns "Statistics in
Spectroscopy" that was running for several years in the joumal Spectroscopy.
The response to the column indicated that it was extremely popular and useful to
the readers of the journal for describing sophisticated statistical techniques and
terminology in an easy to read format.
When we initially considered writing the series it was in response to our having
noticed how, for several years, the field of spectroscopy (at least, molecular
spectroscopy) had departed from the "classical" approach. In this sense,
spectroscopists have been relying less and less on their own personal
interpretation of spectra in favor of using computers, usually with highly
complex multivariate algorithms, to interpret the spectra for them.
The bases for these algorithms usually (although not always) arise out of the
branch of mathematics called statistics. Whether or not the algorithm itself comes
from that branch of mathematics, the data to which the algorithms are applied are
invariably subject to random and non-random errors of various sorts; this is
precisely the subject of the science of statistics.
Unfortunately, most chemists have not had the opportunity to learn about
statistics or about how to apply statistical concepts properly to spectroscopy or to
the design of experiments. Having discussed the matter among ourselves, we find
that our own experiences are probably typical; due to limitations of time and
curriculum we learned no more math than is required of a chemist, but after
learning how statistics provides the tools to apply objective criteria to the
relationships between real data and error (or noise) when used properly, our
reaction was "How could any experimental scientist not know about this stuff?"
Having spent more than twenty-five years between us before the publication of
the first edition learning to apply statistical concepts to real spectroscopic
situations, we had also heard others echo this same sentiment when they realized
what statistics was really all about. At the publication of this second edition we
have each spent an additional dozen or so years applying the concepts described
in this bOok.

如果能注明哪一年出版的就更好了？