Multivariate Analysis of the Energy Dispersive X‐ray Fluorescence Results From Blue and White Chinese Porcelains*
Year: 1998
Type: article
Abstract: The energy dispersive X‐ray fluorescence technique was employed to study non‐destructively the surface of 66 samples of Chinese porcelain, of different periods and origins, and determine the contents of 13 chemical elements, namely, Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Pb, Rb, Sr, Y and Zr. Principal components analysis was performed on these 13 variables, and scatter plots, incorporating the first, second and third principal components, used to study the clustering behaviour of the data. Based on these results, discriminant analysis was then performed on the data, and discriminant functions established for attributing the period and origin of the porcelains.
Source: Archaeometry
Authors: K. N. YU, J. M. MIAO
Institutions: City University of Hong Kong, Palace Museum
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2117695102