Chemometric classification of casework arson samples based on gasoline content

Forensic Science International

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-31

  Sinkov, Nikolai A ^a   Sandercock, P Mark L ^b   Harynuk, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arson; Chemometrics; Cluster resolution; Gasoline; GC MS; Variable selection

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; GASOLINE;

ARSON; ARTICLE; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84891754640     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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