Data reduction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002867",
  "term": "Data reduction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process of transforming a large set of raw experimental data into a corrected, ordered, and simplified summary. This transformation converts instrument readings into physically meaningful quantities, involving steps like background subtraction, noise filtering, and calibration. In mass spectrometry, data reduction includes converting ion signals over time into a mass-to-charge spectrum, identifying peaks, and calculating their relative abundances.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "bar",
    "spectrometer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1991, 63, 1541. 'Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)' on page 1544 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199163101541)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/data-reduction/"
}