Quantitative AnalysisQuantitative analysis is a process in analytical chemistry that involves measurement of results such as quantities of substances produced, not just the nature of the reactions that produce them. All quantitative analysis involves counting or measurement in some manner.
It is critical in quantitative analysis to get statistically reliable and generalizable results. Features are classified and counted, and statistical models may be constructed as the scientist attempts to explained mathematically what has occurred. In the end, a properly-done quantitative analysis will be generalizable to a larger population between whom direct comparisons can be made. This enables the scientist to determine genuine properties of a substance and the items which are anomalous.
A quantitative analysis does identify core truths, but it does not necessarily describe a substance in a rich manner. All data is recorded in quantitative analysis as hard data – either the substance is X or it is not. Qualitative analysis, the other major type of analysis, allows scientists to describe items which do not easily fit within a classification.
Both quantitative and qualitative analysis are important to analytical chemistry.
Web Resources On Quantitative Analysis
Analytical Chemistry Journal
The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
Book Resources On Quantitative AnalysisQuantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel C. Harris
Analytical Chemistry : A Modern Approach to Analytical Science by Robert Kellner et al.
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