Comparison of Two Sample Preparation Methods for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry in the Determination of Ni and Cr

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-192

  Verma, Surendra P ^a   González Ramírez, Rosalinda ^a   Rodríguez Ríos, Rodolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ordinary least squares linear regression; Outlier based methods; Reference material; Robust methods; Weighted least squares linear regression; X ray fluorescence spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ORDINARY LEAST-SQUARES LINEAR REGRESSION; OUTLIER-BASED METHODS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; ROBUST METHODS; WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LINEAR REGRESSION; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAYS;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 79956084993     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: 1751908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2010.00047.x     Document Type: Article

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