The Power of Heterogeneity: Parameter Relationships from Distributions.

Complex scientific data is becoming the norm, many disciplines are growing immensely data-rich, and higher-dimensional measurements are performed to resolve complex relationships between parameters. Inherently multi-dimensional measurements can directly provide information on both the distributions...

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Main Authors: Magnus Röding, Siobhan J Bradley, Nathan H Williamson, Melissa R Dewi, Thomas Nann, Magnus Nydén
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155718&type=printable
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author Magnus Röding
Siobhan J Bradley
Nathan H Williamson
Melissa R Dewi
Thomas Nann
Magnus Nydén
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description Complex scientific data is becoming the norm, many disciplines are growing immensely data-rich, and higher-dimensional measurements are performed to resolve complex relationships between parameters. Inherently multi-dimensional measurements can directly provide information on both the distributions of individual parameters and the relationships between them, such as in nuclear magnetic resonance and optical spectroscopy. However, when data originates from different measurements and comes in different forms, resolving parameter relationships is a matter of data analysis rather than experiment. We present a method for resolving relationships between parameters that are distributed individually and also correlated. In two case studies, we model the relationships between diameter and luminescence properties of quantum dots and the relationship between molecular weight and diffusion coefficient for polymers. Although it is expected that resolving complicated correlated relationships require inherently multi-dimensional measurements, our method constitutes a useful contribution to the modelling of quantitative relationships between correlated parameters and measurements. We emphasise the general applicability of the method in fields where heterogeneity and complex distributions of parameters are obstacles to scientific insight.
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spelling doaj-art-8e42569d0ed3436dbcfbf4fb003acb952025-08-20T03:11:02ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01115e015571810.1371/journal.pone.0155718The Power of Heterogeneity: Parameter Relationships from Distributions.Magnus RödingSiobhan J BradleyNathan H WilliamsonMelissa R DewiThomas NannMagnus NydénComplex scientific data is becoming the norm, many disciplines are growing immensely data-rich, and higher-dimensional measurements are performed to resolve complex relationships between parameters. Inherently multi-dimensional measurements can directly provide information on both the distributions of individual parameters and the relationships between them, such as in nuclear magnetic resonance and optical spectroscopy. However, when data originates from different measurements and comes in different forms, resolving parameter relationships is a matter of data analysis rather than experiment. We present a method for resolving relationships between parameters that are distributed individually and also correlated. In two case studies, we model the relationships between diameter and luminescence properties of quantum dots and the relationship between molecular weight and diffusion coefficient for polymers. Although it is expected that resolving complicated correlated relationships require inherently multi-dimensional measurements, our method constitutes a useful contribution to the modelling of quantitative relationships between correlated parameters and measurements. We emphasise the general applicability of the method in fields where heterogeneity and complex distributions of parameters are obstacles to scientific insight.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0155718&type=printable
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The Power of Heterogeneity: Parameter Relationships from Distributions.
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title The Power of Heterogeneity: Parameter Relationships from Distributions.
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