The Analytical Problem

As noted in Chap. 1, Analytical Chemistry aims to extract the (bio)chemical information latent in an object or system with a view to making well-founded, efficient, timely decisions (see Fig. 1.5). In summary, the primary goal of Analytical Chemistry is to reduce the generic uncertainty (see Figs 2.3 and 2.4) in the qualitative, quantitative and structural (bio )chemical information of matter in space and time.