Data processing and analysis play a key part in any meaningful experiment. The role of data handling in overall process is at least equal to that of planning and execution of experiment. Therefore, it should not be a surprise if this part takes somewhat more effort that one could expect. This is compounded by the fact that data handling is often more abstract than either the subject or physical studies on it. Nevertheless, the role of data processing is likely only to increase in the near future.
In the context of this training, data handling involves several steps from the instrument to obtaining graphs that illustrate observed phenomenon.
- Data export – saving proprietary spectra data in more common and portable text format
- Data import – reading text data into data processing software
- Plotting spectra – making a graph with overlaying spectra of different concentrations
- Plotting profiles – illustrating dependence of absorption on concentration.
- Fitting profiles – obtaining experimental value for coefficient of molar extinction and evaluating consistency of pipetting.
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