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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Statistics
  • Chemometrics

Background:

  • Compositional data, representing parts of a whole (e.g., percentages), are common in analytical chemistry.
  • These data inherently convey relative information due to their closed nature.
  • Non-detects (values below detection limits, '

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline principles of compositional data analysis and log-ratio methodology.
  • To address the critical need for effective replacement strategies for non-detects in compositional data.
  • To introduce and evaluate a new method for estimating non-detects in chemical samples.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established statistical methods for handling non-detects in compositional data.
  • Introduction of a novel approach combining a log-normal probability model with multiplicative sample modification.
  • Practical application and comparison of methods using a real-world dataset.

Main Results:

  • Demonstration of the performance of the proposed non-detect estimation method.
  • Comparison of the new method against existing, often unreliable, approaches.
  • Provision of practical guidelines for data analysis practitioners.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate handling of non-detects is crucial for reliable compositional data analysis.
  • The proposed log-normal and multiplicative modification method offers a robust solution for non-detect replacement.
  • Availability of Matlab and R code facilitates the implementation of these advanced methods.