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An automatic data reduction and transfer method to aid pattern recognition analysis and classification of NMR spectra.

R D Farrant·J C Lindon·E Rahr·B C Sweatman
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A method of automatically generating reduced NMR data and transferring it between computers is proposed. These data can then be used as descriptors for input to non-parametric statistical routines for classification of the samples.

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R D Farrant, J C Lindon, E Rahr, B C Sweatman. An automatic data reduction and transfer method to aid pattern recognition analysis and classification of NMR spectra.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0731-7085(92)80021-e

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