User Guide to SIMCA By MKS Umetrics Version 13 1992-2012 MKS Umetrics AB, all rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of MKS Umetrics. The software, which includes information contained in any databases, described in this document is furnished under license agreement or nondisclosure agreement and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. It is against the law to copy the software except as specifically allowed in the license or nondisclosure agreement. No part of this user guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose, without the express written permission of MKS Umetrics. Umetrics patents and trademarks: OPLS/O2PLS®, SWE-9802229-6, USA-6754543, SEQUENTIAL MODELING, USA-7523384 OSC®, SWE-0000563-7, USA-6853923 DESIGN SPACE USA-8086327 PLS-TREE®, Pending RED - MUP®, VALUE FROM DATA®, OPLS®, O2PLS®, O2-PLS®, OPLS-DA®, O2PLS-DA™ PLS-TREE™, S-PLOT™, EZinfo®, SBOL®, FABSTAT®, BATCH FINGERPRINT®, SIMCA®. ID #2043 User guide edition date: April 23, 2012 AN MKS COMPANY MKS Umetrics AB Stortorget 21 SE-211 34 Malmö Sweden Phone: +46 (0)40 664 2580 Email:
[email protected] Welcome Welcome to the user guide for SIMCA 13. This is your guide to SIMCA and its capabilities. This user guide does not include in-depth background material to multivariate data analysis. For such information, see the book Multi- and Megavariate Data Analysis. Content The help is parted into 16 chapters, two appendices, and a reference list.