Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 28, 2026

The Terroir Concept Interpreted through Grape Berry Metabolomics and Transcriptomics
Published on: October 5, 2016
Closure of analytical chemical data and multivariate classification
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Turin, via Giuria 5, 10125 Turin, Italy.
Abstract:
When it is not possible to analyze an exactly reproducible amount of sample (or whenever samples contain indefinite amounts of extraneous materials) it is customary to normalize the data by making, for example, the sum of the concentrations obtained for each sample equal to 100. Although the data normalized (or ;closed') in such a manner have been criticized, it is empirically shown that closure is appropriate in order to compare and classify samples of the type indicated above.
Related Concept Videos
Classification of Titrimetric Analysis Based on Reaction Types
Titrations between an acid and a base lead to neutralization reactions that form...
How Data are Classified: Categorical Data
Data are classified based on whether they are measurable or not. Categorical data cannot be measured; instead, it can be divided into categories. For example, if Y denotes a person's party affiliation, some examples of Y include...
Chromatographic Methods: Classification
Chromatographic techniques are typically named by...
MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
How Data are Classified: Numerical Data
Quantitative data may be either discrete or continuous. All quantitative data that take on only specific numerical...
Statistical Methods to Analyze Parametric Data: ANOVA
One-way ANOVA is applied when a single independent variable or factor is scrutinized. It compares the...
